sentence1: With the taboo on discussing the succession broken, talk about the physical and mental fitness of the likely successor became commonplace, and members of the ruling family who objected to the prospect of being ruled by a severely incapacitated crown prince came to enjoy broad support. Thus, immediately after Jaber al-Sabah’s death, the succession became a national concern.
sentence2: このように、ジャービル・アル・サバーハの死の直後、継承問題は国家の関心事となった。 過去にはすぐにもクーデターとみなされたであろうことが、新聞紙面や議会の廊下にこぼれ出したのだ。 皇太子の退位は避けられなくなった。