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What Happens After Elections—U.S. Elections Series
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April 16, 2016

Inauguration Day 1933: President Herbert Hoover (left), a Republican, shakes the hand of President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democrat who defeated Hoover’s 1932 re-election bid. ©AP Images.
Inauguration Day 1933: President Herbert Hoover (left), a Republican, shakes the hand of President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democrat who defeated Hoover’s 1932 re-election bid. ©AP Images.

The transition process begins with the defeated candidate’s concession speech. During the roughly 75-day period between Election Day and the inauguration of a new U.S. president, the outgoing administration briefs its successor on important national security, foreign affairs and other matters. This empowers the new president to make informed decisions as soon as he or she takes office.

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