Nepotism president

A nepotism president is one who was selected by their party mainly on the grounds of their family name, regardless of their actual merit for the job. If they are then appointed to the job while contested ballots are being counted by a Supreme Court loaded with several appointees of their family, friends, and former employers, that seals the case.

General and ancient

 * Monarchy (where all pretence is cast aside).
 * The Julio-Claudian dynasty of Roman emperors begun by Augustus Caesar who styled himself as simply "the first among equals" and kept up the facade of republicanism in the Roman Empire.
 * Despite not being allowed to, many, with some even having children. These children would later in life be created cardinals, but with the pope claiming that the new cardinal was his brother's son rather than his own. Thus, the was born. This is where the word "nepotism" comes from, as the Italian for "nephew" is "nipote".
 * Even when England briefly abolished its monarchy, was succeeded as Lord Protector by his son Richard.

Similar concept: Wives and widows
In many parts of the world, particularly the Americas, wives of popular or powerful politicians often run for office in their own right. This can be done either to circumvent term limits, or as a "substitute" for her husband if he died (this later called ). Examples include:


 * Cristina Fernández de Kirchner &mdash; widow of former President Néstor Kirchner, started her first term while her husband was alive (Argentina)
 * Alabama: Lurleen Wallace, George Wallace's wife, was governor when her husband ran up against a prohibition on serving consecutive terms as governor.
 * The below mentioned Corazon Aquino was mostly elected as a "replacement" for her murdered husband
 * Violeta Barrios de Chamorro &mdash; President of Nicaragua, 1990-1996; widow of popular journalist Pedro Joaquín Chamorro who was assassinated in 1978
 * Isabel Martínez de Perón &mdash; third wife and widow of Juan Perón of Argentina, who was president before the shit really hit the fan
 * Hillary Clinton &mdash; wife of Bill Clinton. Attempted on several occasions to serve as POTUS, most notably becoming the Democratic nominee in 2016, but ultimately could not find the support or cohesive political platform to succeed. Was however elected senator for New York (serving eight years), until being chosen as secretary of state by Barack Obama (serving four years).

Getting it wrong
Our dear friends at Conservapedia, headed by Saint Schlafly, perhaps miffed about Dubya getting slapped with the nepotism label, decided to get back at the lib'ruls by calling Barack Obama an Affirmative action President.

The United States
In addition, there are several US political dynasties that have produced presidents but are less clear-cut examples, e.g. the (William Howard Taft and Robert A. Taft) and the Roosevelts (Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, distant cousins of each other, and  niece of the former and distant cousin/wife of the latter).
 * George Washington didn't have any children himself, but several of his relatives entered politics. His nephew (yes, really) was appointed to the Supreme Court, but he was nominated by George's successor John Adams, so at least the nepotism wasn't overt. George's grandnephew  served four terms in the House, and was the vice presidential nominee of the s in the 1852 election.
 * The : John Quincy Adams.
 * The : Benjamin Harrison.
 * The Kennedys: John F. Kennedy  Robert F. Kennedy  Ted Kennedy Any Kennedy (plus, Arnold Schwarzenegger).
 * The Bushes: George W. Bush (Jeb Bush tried, but failed).
 * The Browns in California - Governor Moonbeam served four full terms, after already served two terms from 1959 to 1967
 * became governor after his father,
 * Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump served as senior advising officials for Donald Trump

Asia

 * India: The (Indira, Rajiv, and Sonia Gandhi who are all related to Jawaharlal Nehru, the founding father and prime-minister of India, but none of them are related to the "real" Gandhi).
 * Indonesia: Founding president and darling of the Non-Aligned Movement is the father of Indonesia's first female president . There was a 34 year gap. As vice-president, she became president after President Abdurrahman Wahid was impeached and only served the remaining term, as she did not win re-election.
 * Japan: When Shinzo Abe became prime minister, he went in his maternal grandfather 's footsteps. Shinzo's father and brother  both served as ministers, and several other members of the family held prominent roles in politics.
 * Malaysia: Former Prime Minister Najib Razak is the son of Malaysia's and nephew of the.
 * North Korea: The Kims (Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un).
 * Pakistan: The ( and her husband Mr Ten Percent ).
 * The Philippines: Political dynasties have become a, with many provinces being controlled by the same family for generations. Some of these local dynasties have leveraged their influence to enter national politics. Prominent examples include the Aquinos ( and her son ) and Marcoses (actual dictator and his son , who benefited from a disinformation campaign that covered up or whitewashed his father's cruelty when he became president in 2022).
 * Singapore: Lee Kuan Yew led Singapore forever before his son Lee Hsien Loong took the reins. There was a place holder in between though.
 * Sri Lanka: The first prime minister, Don Stephen Senanayake, was succeeded by his son Dudley Senanayake.
 * Syria: The Assads (Bashar al-Assad).

The rest of the world

 * Canada: The Trudeaus (Justin Trudeau).
 * The Democratic Republic of the Congo: The Kabilas.
 * Denmark:, leader of the party Venstre and foreign minister during the 1980s and 1990s, had two children who went into politics. His son  is the current leader of Venstre, while his daughter  was an MP and minister. Other political families in Denmark includes the Helvigs (founded by ) and the Hækkerups (founded by Hans Kristen Hækkerup). Former prime minister  married into a British dynasty, as her husband is Stephen Kinnock (listed below).
 * Haiti: The Duvaliers. The father was nicknamed "Papa Doc" and the son ) was "Baby Doc".
 * Kenya: Fourth president is the son of first president . Funnily, Uhuru's 2017 election opponent  was the son of Jomo's vice president.
 * Nicaragua: The (Anastasio Somoza García (father), Luis Somoza Debayle (older son) and Anastasio Somoza Debayle (younger son) were all presidents/leaders of the national guard/unelected strongmen and de facto dictators of Nicaragua 1936-1979 and were pretty influential behind the scenes as early as the 1920s).
 * Peru: imprisoned former dictator Alberto Fujimori and almost-president, both are
 * Togo: Faure Gnassingbé, son of Gnassingbé Eyadéma. (Interestingly enough, long-time opposition head Gilchrist Olympio is also the son of first president Sylvanus Olympio.)
 * United Kingdom: Prime Minister, whose father Joseph and uncle Austen both held important ministerial roles (ironically, Neville is now considered one of history's greatest villains for his appeasement policy). (son of Tony),  (son of Neil), and Winston Churchill's grandson  are other, more modest examples of hereditary legislators.