Full Primary Systems
This type of system is in place in the US and results in the local populations getting a say in the party’s choice of candidate for election. With this system in place party coherence will suffer as they cannot guarantee that the party elite's choice wins and therefore they will not be able to ensure the loyalty of their candidates as the threat of de-selection will have little or no meaning unlike in the UK. There are very few examples of primary systems in use in Europe. One notable example is the Spanish Socialist Workers Party who held full primary election, which has led to a majority of unsurprising wins for the expected candidates. It has created one major surprise where the party leader was not selected to run for prime minister. This created a degree of instability within the party, which shows the problems of using primary systems in nations where party coherence is an issue.
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