However, the five-member committee on vacancies charged with designating a replacement on the ballot has yet to meet.
In 1989 when Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic and its leader, died without designating a replacement, Rafsanjani, then a powerful parliamentary speaker, argued that Khomeini had been in favor of Khamenei's candidacy.
There is no way that Putin has designated a successor, by anointing a replacement he loses power.
Howard H. Roberts Jr., president of New York City Transit, described Mr. Lombardi's departure as "a huge loss" and said plans for designating a permanent replacement were incomplete.
Busselton was designated a city in 2012.
In 1991 Sukhothai was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
In 1985 Bagerhat was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
In 2000 Kronborg was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
In 2008 Mantua was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
In a pivotal shake-up, Mr. Ling's designated replacement, an old colleague of Mr. Xi's, arrived in July, six weeks before the reshuffle was publicized.
