They'll just hire a couple of ex-Politburo to wheel him around and wave his arms.
Why doesn't he commit to leaving in 2017? Everyone could live with that if we knew there was an end in sight and everyone would be easier on him too. It's the resentment that rises from him deciding every damn thing and communicating nothing that is going to make him despised rather than idolised by the time he leaves. He'd have legend status if he'd left 5 years ago. He'd still have a (hmmmm, just about) fondly remembered legacy if he goes in 2017. Stay beyond that though, I don't think it will be pretty. And if the board gets the embalming fluid out then all hell will break loose.