The phrase "affect the succession" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing changes or influences on a sequence of events, processes, or hierarchies, particularly in legal, political, or organizational settings.
Example: "The recent policy changes may significantly affect the succession of leadership within the organization."
Alternatives: "influence the succession" or "impact the succession".
North Korea has executed a senior official blamed for currency reforms that damaged the already ailing economy and potentially affected the succession, a news agency in South Korea reported today.
Yet six months ago the minister for political and constitutional reform, Mark Harper, announced that there were no plans to reform this or other laws affecting the succession, such as those that discriminate against Roman Catholics.
She says the bill does not affect the law of succession.
Mr. Jaffe said he did not expect Mr. Zimmer's departure to affect the company, given the succession plan Mr. Zimmer had already put in place.
American officials said they had not seen enough to predict with confidence how the succession would affect the North's actions and policies.
Our results indicate that male family successors are chosen not because of higher human capital levels but because of the contest rulers' gender preferences in favor male family heirs, which adversely affect the selectivity of CEO succession contests.
It's a little like what happened in the United States in the 1960s". For the Taiwanese, political life has taken on greater urgency because of the belief that President Chiang--who is 76 and reportedly in frail health--may die soon and thereby touch off a battle for succession that could affect the island's future.
Minister of Defense Morjane: (5/9/1945) Also affecting the credibility of succession scenarios is an oft-repeated notion that the US is favoring Morjane in the succession race.
Fire in the Great Hing′an Mountains in 1987 affected an area of more than 1.33×106 hm2, creating a mosaic of burn severities across the landscape, which strongly affected the postfire vegetation succession.
