From the start of Chamberlain's premiership, a number of would-be successors were rumoured to be jockeying for position.

In each district, the Republican incumbent is not seeking re-election, attracting a substantial field of would-be successors who are furiously jockeying for any advantage.

A similar battle is brewing between DVDs' would-be successors.

But on the sidelines, would-be successors and their camps were hard at work.

Unlike other elections where change has been what voters sought, Gaviria's would-be successors have been pledging to follow in his policy footsteps.

His troops would be uneasy, his would-be successors waiting for an opportunity to push him from the seat of power and take over.

He does expect me to vanquish these would-be successors alone and unaided.

Further, he wanted to influence the selection of his would-be successor.

He, in turn, is mocked by his would-be successor, Zoisite.

First he had to eliminate his would-be successors.