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What does it mean that the Vice President is “only a heartbeat away” from the presidency?

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He was really close to becoming the president

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A Vice President must be ready to take the office of President if the latter dies or is forced to quit his position. According to the Constitution, the Vice President is the first in the line of succession in case of vacancy of the Presidency.

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