How does Article 71 ensure that there are no gaps in leadership when a person's election as President or Vice-President is declared void by the Supreme Court?
Article 71 ensures that there are no gaps in leadership when a person's election as President or Vice-President is declared void by the Supreme Court through its Subsection (2). This states that "If the election of a person as President or Vice-President is declared void by the Supreme Court, acts done by him in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of the office of President or Vice-President, as the case may be, on or before the date of the decision of the Supreme Court shall not be invalidated by reason of that declaration." This means that even if a person's election is declared void after they have already assumed office, their actions while in office are still valid and there is no interruption in the continuity of leadership.