In a stable institutionalized democracy, a peaceful transition is the expected outcome of an election and a 2014 analysis found that once a country begins peaceful transfers of power, it is very likely to keep doing so.[1][2] A peaceful transition of power is important to the United States presidential transition and institutionalized through symbolic acts like the United States presidential inauguration.[12] However, even this can not be entirely relied upon as there is a risk of "democratic backsliding".