And even then, the other examiner will only fail the candidate under egregiously extreme conditions. Rather, if the supervisor wants to pass someone who is unfi

And even then, the other examiner will only fail the candidate under egregiously extreme conditions. Rather, if the supervisor wants to pass someone who is unfit but not egregiously, this will just erode the supervisor's reputation among peers. Because there is a grapevine of course. So it can't be regular. But academics also really care about face and embarrassment, so they won't make a scene, u less there is preexisting drama around the supervisor. The only fails during the oral I've heard of happened when the candidate insisted to defend against their advisor's wish.