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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Political Party Database, 2002-2014

Variable Details

VariableC68ELNATTXT
LabelEle. leader selection rules: national organization
Responses
No role. 3
No role: in 2013 the National Leadership nominated a candidate and the delegate meeting confirmed the final candidate by acclamation. 1
Not Applicable 396
Not Provided 109
Party conference elects electoral leader if it is an electoral year. Otherwise, the Federal Political Council elects the electoral leader. If there is more than one candidate primaries are held (party members only) 1
Sets the rules of the whole process, issues the ballots, supervises the process and the electoral actas and proclamates the winner / 1
The Board proposes the national list, the final decision is made by the Congress 2
The Consejo Nacional - Euzkadi Buru Batzar propose according the Territorial preference the final candidates that the National Asembly may or may not approve. 1
The National Executive Committe of the coalition Convergence and Union, where Convergència Democràtca de Catalunya integrates, appoints the electoral leader 1
The National Leadership can nominate a candidate, the delegate meeting elects the final candidate. This is how they handled it in 2012, but it is not explicitly mentioned in statute because chancellor candidate is no official office under German party law 1
The national Election Coordination Committee creates the draft for the national list, the final decision is made by the National Board. 1
The national Election Coordination Committee proposes the national list, the final decision is made by the Presidium 1
The spiritual leader selects the political leader. 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationPolitical Party Database, 2002-2014
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