Talk:Concession (politics)

Other concession speech withdrawals
See also Andrew Gillum in 2018: https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/10/politics/andrew-gillum-withdraw-concession-florida-governor/index.html Snapdragon630 (talk) 22:45, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

Legal base
I actually can’t understand if there is a legal ground (I mean: any kind of law that makes it mandatory/necessary to concede) for the concession phenomenon, which appears to be just an American issue.

In Italy e.g., where I belong, nothing of the kind ever happens: whenever you lose, that’s it, period. No one cares whether the incumbent “concedes” defeat, it’s not a thing. --Filippof (talk) 06:45, 8 November 2020 (UTC)


 * This isn't a legal issue, and Joe Biden isn't upset. Some people are concerned that Trump's refusal to concede defeat by yelling "fraud" will undermine the credibility of this and future elections, and there is some concern that he may refuse to leave office altogether on January 20, 2021. A corollary concern is that so long as Trump doesn't concede defeat, his government will not aid in the transition--which has some national security concerns.Calmecac5 (talk) 22:43, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Concession speeches in New Zealand
Hi folks, added a section on what happens in NZ. It is a good example of how, despite delays in being able to immediately concede, it does still happen relatively smoothly. Greg  Realitylink (talk) 01:39, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Merge 2 Peaceful transition of power
Should be merged to Peaceful transition of power, but I don't  care enough to formally propose it. Someone else can, though NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 03:32, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Removing 'worldwide view' tag
Proposing removing the 'worldwide view' template from 2018 given the new entries on other countries and the new in-section template asking editors to expand upon entries outside the US. Superb Owl (talk) 06:15, 27 October 2023 (UTC)