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 Political Appointments

In many governments, new leaders take on the significant task of appointing officials to important government posts. In some countries, leaders must appoint several thousand officials for political positions, which can take months or years to fill completely. To avoid a significant vacuum in political leadership during a transition, new leaders and their teams must plan to fill political appointments. Such appointments are critical in supporting the continuity of government across leadership transitions, and especially support the ability of an executive to quickly and effectively turn campaign promises into concrete government action.