SUCCESSION 

In the case of the sovereign’s death, the spouse hands over the title to the spouse of the new sovereign and he or she becomes known as the King Father or the Queen Mother of Mount Vema, or The Grand Father or Grand Mother of Mount Vema. The Law says that no Person, except a member of the Royal Family, at the time of the adoption of the constitution, shall be eligible to the post of Veman Sovereign - Vema Seamount Authority.

Neither shall any member of the Mount Vema Royal Family be eligible to that post who shall not have attained the age of twenty-one years.  Except in case of emergency or exceptional circumstances. The Rulers of the Kingdom of Mount Vema, shall be the product of a matrimonial union only; and they shall be the only children with the reserved right to the throne and bear the Goldishman family name.

In case of absence of the Veman Sovereign - The Vema Seamount Authority, or of his Death or inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of Veman Sovereign and of supreme Ruler of the territory, the same shall devolve on to:

​The Order of Succession established by the Mount Vema Royal Order 30112020-1

​It is import to note that although the Monarchy of Mount Vema is hereditary, the next in line will be in accordance to the will of the sovereign, only when the sovereign chooses not to apply to this right, then the first born of the matrimonial union becomes the Vema Seamount Authority.
The Order of Succession established by the Mount Vema Royal Order 30112020-1
 
1- The Current Order of Succession
  1.  The Sovereign (The Vema Seamount Authority)
  2.  The Heirs (Direct Descendants of the Vema Seamount Authority)
  3.  The Prime Minister of Mount Vema (elected by the citizens of Mount Vema)
  4.  The Secretary of His Mount Vema Majesty’s Treasury
  5.  The Secretary of the Mount Vema Reserve Bank
  6.  The Speaker of the Mount Vema Congress   
 
2- The Order of Succession in the case of the sovereign’s death
  1.  The First in Line of Succession (The Vema Seamount Authority)
  2.  The Heirs (Direct Descendants of The First in Line of Succession)
  3.  The Prime Minister of Mount Vema (When elected by the people)
  4.  The Secretary of His Mount Vema Majesty’s Treasury
  5.  The Secretary of the Mount Vema Reserve Bank
  6.  The Speaker of the Mount Vema Congress   
 
3- The Order of Succession in the absence of an Heir
  1.  The next in Line of Succession shall be in accordance with the Sovereign’s will
  2.  The Heirs (Direct Descendants of the next in Line of Succession)
  3.  The Prime Minister of Mount Vema (When elected by the people)
  4.  The Secretary of His Mount Vema Majesty’s Treasury
  5.  The Secretary of the Mount Vema Reserve Bank
  6.  The Speaker of the Mount Vema Congress   
 
4- The Order of Succession in the absence of the Sovereign’s Will
4.1- The Citizens of the Kingdom of Mount Vema with the assistance of the Judiciary, the Legislative and the Executive shall elect a President, and when such President is elected, the Kingdom of Mount Vema shall cease to be a Kingdom and shall become a Republic.
4.2- All symbols associated with the Monarchy shall form part of a museum created by the state as part of the history of the territory.
4.3- Members of the Royal Family and the spouse of the deceased monarch shall continue to be entitled to all privileges, as well as the relatives of the founding father of the nation.