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Political Party Database, 2002-2014

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VariableB25CANRUL5TXT
LabelCandidate selection process: national organization
Responses
1. The National Executive Committee establishes the precise rules and procedures for candidate-selection. 2. The NEC also creates a national panel of eligible candidates from which CLPs can select candidates (though interested individual may also apply di 1
A national election committee is responsible for the candidate selection process; selects those candidates which meet the requirements and drafts a preliminary list. 1
A small committee design the list and present it to the chairperson who bring it to the ratification of the delegates of the central committee. 1
A three-member nomination committee selected the candidates. 1
All proposed candidates are confirmed by the Bundesparteirat (National Party Council) after a proposal by the party executive (Bundesparteivorstand). If there is a party congress scheduled on a date close to the Bundesparteirat meeting, the party congress 1
Conference delegates are the selectorate. Each delegate will rank 4 candidates out of each of the two lists of five (8 candidates altogether). 1
Constituency candidates: No role. List candidates: No role. 6
Determines schedule of candidate selection process; determines selection criteria for candidates; appoints selection committee; drafts a provisional candidate list based on advice from selection committee. 1
Determines schedule of candidate selection process; installs a selection committee which drafts a preliminary list. 1
Dominant role of Ard Comhairle and ‘National Election Department’. 1
Drafts selection criteria for candidates for the parliamentary group and selection committee; drafts a candidate list based on advice of the selection committee. 1
Draws up approved list of candidates 1
Executive Council, on proposal of party leaders, determines the number of candidates to run in each constituency and can add, delete or substitute candidates proposed by constituency conventions. 1
Find a candidate when the EDA is unable to do so. 1
Formal input: National executive has the right to give an advice on the list proposed by constituency 1
Formal input: The 'conseil de fédération' can adopt a procedure to co-decide on the lists for all elections 1
Formal input: The national council designs the rules for the organization of polls, and the national executive formally adopt these rules 1
Formal input: national executive and party leader set directives for the building of the lists 1
I am taking the 'State' party to mean 'national' in this case. The functions of a State Candidates Committee shall be: (a) to make provision for there to be lists of approved candidates for Parliamentary and for European Parliamentary elections; (b) to co 1
Initiative and formal vote: Partij bestuur (national executive) Can decide which places on the list are protected, in agreement with Partiraad (party council); National electoral commission can add candidates that were not suggested by the constituency le 1
Initiative, formal input and formal approval: National executive designs rules, builds the lists with the constituency level, and has a final say 1
Initiative, formal input and formal approval: National organization controls all steps of the process via the 'Commission électorale' composed of the Party Leader, the Governmental Leader, and the members of the National executive 1
Initiative, formal input and formal approval: National organization controls all steps of the process via the 'commission électorale' composed of 5 members of the Conseil général, appointed by the Bureau; party leader belongs to the ' 1
Initiative, formal input and formal approval: The national level sets directives, double-check lists designed by constituency level before the poll, and final say 1
Initiative, formal input and formal approval: constituency and national levels coordinate the building of the list 1
Initiative, formal input and formal approval: national executive has the initiative, national council has formal vote 1
Installs a selection committee at a congress 11 months prior to the elections, which deals with the selection and drafts a preliminary candidate list. 1
Installs a selection committee, which drafts a preliminary list; the national executive committee may change this list before sending it to the congress where the list will be adopted. 1
Interview candidates where required, disallow candidates. 1
NA- party did not run in 2011 elections. 1
National Council approves candidate lists. 1
National Executive Committee ratifies constituency choices of candidates, and appoints the panel that draws up the Register of approved candidates from which constituencies select. 1
National Executive Cttee can add or subtract candidates. 1
National bodies ratifies the final tickets. 1
National committee approves candidates. 1
National congress MAY (and always does) choose candidates. 1
National council approves candidate list. 1
National executive selects convention chairman; convenes selection conventions; sets deadline for receipt of nominations; can exclude members from nomination; recommends - and can determine - the number of candidates; and can select, add, and veto candida 1
No role - but the national level can select its own list, to run alongside the district/constituency one (votes are accumulated). 2
No role. 17
No specific role (decentralized to constituency level, except for EP elections) 1
Not Applicable 1
Not Provided 403
Not applicable since the CSU is a regional party (Bavaria). 1
Not clear. 1
Open nomination process. 1
Open nomination process; may add additional voting locations in ridings where geography may hinder members; may disallow candidacy. 1
Opens nomination process; secure a candidate if the EDA is unable to do so; remove candidate. 1
Presidency approved all the candidates. 1
President : submits candidate list for approval by the Political Committee. 1
Recommends the list-leader (Lijsttrekker); selects selection committee; determines the candidate list based on advice from selection committee. 1
Responsible for the candidate selection process; can draft the candidate list or install a selection committee which is given the task to draft the candidate list; determines selection criteria for candidates. 1
Responsible for the selection process; determines deadlines; can propose candidates. 1
Responsible for the selection process; determines selection criteria for candidates; installs a committee which determines whether or not a possible candidate meets the requirements; drafts a preliminary candidate list. 1
Supreme Council- decides on the rules according to which lists are created. National Electoral Convention: approves the lists. 1
The Consejo Nacional - Euzkadi Buru Batzar propose according the Territorial preference the final candidates that the National Assembly may or may not approve. 1
The Executive Board ‘shall prescribe the procedures’ subject to the Constitution. 1
The Federal Council has the exclusive competence in national candidate selection. (art. 9 statute) 1
The Federation's National Executive Commission (CDC + UDC) proposes the Candidate and the Federation National Council ratifies it. 1
The NEC creates an Approved List of eligible candidates. People on this list may apply to constituency parties to be selected as their candidates. The NEC may withdraw a person from the Approved List at any time. / 1
The National Board prepares the lists. National Council: decides on the rules of selecting candidates to public offices, approves candidate lists. 1
The National Council endorses or vetoes selected candidates 1
The National Council makes "Recommendations for the nomination process", in which a few points on gender- and ethnic balance and referendums are made. 1
The National Council sets the standards for the preparation of the lists and their final approval. 1
The National Election Coordination Committee (party president, the president of the national board, the faction leader, the national campaign manager, a delegate of the national presidium, a delegate of the national board ) finalizes the final proposals f 1
The National Electoral Commission has veto power, can redraft the lists including new names and re-adjusting the order of candidates. Finally, the Federal Executive Committee approves the lists. 1
The National Electoral Committee approves the candidate tickets, has veto power, and can redraft the lists including new names and re-adjusting the order of candidates. 1
The National Executive Committee make the guidelines for the nomination process, where the rules in the statutes are specified and additional rules are set out. 1
The National Executive Committee makes guidelines for the nomination process. Deviations from the guidelines must be approved by the National Executive Committee. Electoral- /list cooperation with other parties must be approved by the National Executive C 1
The National Executive Committee makes rules for the nomination process beyond what the statutes specify. National Executive Committee may demand new Nomination Meeting after the ordinary one. Electoral- /list cooperation with other parties must normally 1
The National Executive Committee makes the guidelines for the nomination process, where the rules in the statutes are specified and additional rules are set out. 1
The National Executive Committee or the National Council makes the guidelines the counties use in the nomination process. 1
The National Executive Committee set the deadlines for the nomination process before national elections. 1
The National Leader approves the lists of candidates for national and EU elections. 1
The National Leader, in accordance with the Presidency Bureau, approves the lists of candidates for national and EU elections 1
The National Political Committee submits to the National Council the proposed lists of candidates. The National Council approves the lists. 1
The National Political Committee, on proposal of the Secretary-General, has the right to nominate candidates for the lists and indicate their place of order, taking into consideration their constituency size. The total number should not exceed 30% of the 1
The central committee is an option that was never used. The Council of Sages determines the candidates 1
The final decision-maker was the national congress. It had to approve all lists and candidates. But all candidates had to be approved by the national leadership. 1
The final ratification of the lists proposed by the Regional and Districts Assemblies is made by the Mesa Nacional. 1
The lists of candidates for legislative elections are prepared and presented by the Comité Central and its executive bodies (the Comissão Política and the Secretariado.) 1
The national leadership could indicate 1/3 of regional candidates at most. 1
The national party Board's 'Committee on Candidates' vets applicants and draws up a an official 'Approved List' of prospective parliamentary candidates. The local party organizations then choose their candidates from this list. 1
The national selection committee draws the list of approved candidates. Designated candidates have to be approved by the National Council. 1
The party conference is the selectorate unless it decides to authorize another selectorate. 1
The party congress elects the candidates for the national list. The party congress also confirms the candidates proposed by the regional organizations for the regional and federal state level lists for the national election. 1
The party executive (Bundesparteivorstand) selects the candidates for the national list. The party executive also confirms the candidates proposed by the regional organizations for the regional and federal state level lists in mutual agreement with the re 1
The party executive (Bundesparteivorstand) selects the national list after the proposal by the party leader (Bundesparteiobmann). 1
The presidium could veto any candidate. The congress decided about the national list and the EP list. 1
The selectorate is the party council composed of about 100 delegates Each delegate will rank 4 candidates out of each of the two lists of five (8 candidates all together). 1
The ultimate decision is made by the party leader (Bündnisobmann/-frau). 1
There are no explicit rules regarding the list of candidates. Party Statutes only mention that the National Council defines the political principles of the electoral participation of the party. In addition, the party ran in coalition with the Portuguese C 1
Top-10 candidates (1 in each electoral district) elected at national, annual meeting. 2
Veto power. 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationPolitical Party Database, 2002-2014