User blog comment:Imhungry4444/Let the election begin/@comment-3290324-20110907215053

As Garyness said, I think it's a possibility, but not obvious. Also while Laxus is strong, as I have said many times I just don't see him becoming Guild Master just yet. His entire attitude in general doesn't really seem to coincide with that of a guild master. And my main problem with him becoming the guild master is that Gildarts is older and far more powerful than him. A guild with the Guild Ace outclassing the Master doesn't seem natural. So all in all if Makarov does retire. Then my votes for Gildarts.