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Primary election

Primary elections or primaries are elections held to determine which candidates will run in an upcoming general election. In a partisan primary, a political party selects a candidate. Depending on the state or party, there may be an "open primary", in which all voters are eligible to participate, or a "closed primary", in which only members of a…

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Types of party primaries

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In Europe

In Canada

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Primary election

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Primary election

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related to Americas · 25
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related to Italy · 20
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related to history · 17
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related to In Canada · 10
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related to Partisan · 9
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related to Presidential primaries · 8
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related to Armenia · 5
Primary election → Armenia-wide, Armenian Revolutionary Federation, November, On, The

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a convention or party congressinstance ofinternal selection by a party body0.80text
direct nomination by the party leaderinstance ofinternal selection by a party body0.80text
and nomination meetings.A similar procedure for selecting individual candidates under party-list proportional representation can be found in open list systemsinstance ofinternal selection by a party body0.80text
designating the presidential candidate.ArmeniaOn 24instance ofEuropean parties would therefore have to involve individual members in the major decisions0.80text
25 November 2007instance ofEuropean parties would therefore have to involve individual members in the major decisions0.80text
the Armenian Revolutionary Federation political party conducted a non-binding Armenia-wide primary electioninstance ofEuropean parties would therefore have to involve individual members in the major decisions0.80text
designating the presidential candidateinstance ofEuropean parties would therefore have to involve individual members in the major decisions0.80text
labor unions in the case of the New Democratic Partyinstance ofor delegates from party-affiliated organizations0.80text
Primary electionrelated to AmericasArgentinaIn Argentina0.60section
Primary electionrelated to AmericasWithin0.60section
Primary electionrelated to AmericasThis0.60section
Primary electionrelated to AmericasUnited States0.60section

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