The vice pres. takes over .
Because if the President elect is shot or killed before sworn in the vice President will be able to take the place as President.
The president-elect is sworn (formally inducted) into office.
Vice President-elect Joseph Biden will be sworn in prior to President-elect Obama.
President Elect
The possessive plural of "president-elect" is "presidents-elect."
Then the vice president-elect becomes president.
the month we elect the president is in January
If the Electoral College fails to elect a president, the decision goes to the House of Representatives, where each state delegation gets one vote to choose the president from the top three candidates.
The President-elect is Barack H. Obama.
The president elect for 2008 is Barack Obama
Apparently not a damned thing. See current resident for proof.
It is of coarse that the french people elect the french president