When a new pope has been elected, the Cardinal Dean or Cardinal first in order and seniority asks the elected person for his consent saying: Do you accept your canonical election as Supreme Pontiff?

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The chosen one would duly win by consent when possible, by fraud when necessary the presidential election.

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The rules of the assembly call for 'parallel consent' which means that a majority of both unionists and nationalists must support any such election: "It is a weapon in our hands which we will use effectively in the assembly, " Mr Paisley said.

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