Bynander, Fredrik't Hart, Paul2015-12-070162-895Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/19786Leadership succession in democratic governments and political parties is an ubiquitous but relatively understudied phenomen, where the political becomes intensely personal and vice versa. This article outlines the puzzles that leadership succession posesKeywords: Leadership succession; Political leadership; Political parties200610.1111/j.1467-9221.2006.00529.x2015-12-07