Elections and political matches
Introduction
It is true that citizens in general, vote for a political party, which has a leader who will govern for a period of four years. However, political parties are those who choose those candidates previously, the parties filter the politicians who govern us.
Political parties can choose their leader following three different methods. First, we have the restricted vote, which only gives the intermediate positions of that party, that is, the professional politicians. This method is effective in the sense that, the selectors accustomed to choosing competitive candidates, especially those that are more pragmatic.
However, because the selectors care about choosing leaders who win the elections above ideology, this can lead to internal divisions between those most pragmatic members and those who are more ideologues, since the latter only support the leader, in the event that, this acts according to what they consider the ideals of the party.
In addition, this method is similar to an oligarchy, so it can be easily manipulable. Second, there is the so -called Dedazo or Magic Circle that is that the outgoing leader or a small elite chooses the successor behind closed doors. The choice is less representative and not very transparent, in addition, nobody knows what support does the leader tell.
Developing
The dedazo method is the least used. Finally, we have the primary elections that are those that are open internally, therefore, it opens political parties to participation. Therefore, this method causes militants to have more capacity to influence and democratize their operation. The choice is less representative and not very transparent, in addition, nobody knows what support does the leader tell. The dedazo method is the least used.
Finally, we have the primary elections that are those that are open internally, therefore, it opens political parties to participation. Therefore, this method causes militants to have more capacity to influence and democratize their operation. The choice is less representative and not very transparent, in addition, nobody knows what support does the leader tell. The dedazo method is the least used. Finally, we have the primary elections that are those that are open internally, therefore, it opens political parties to participation. Therefore, this method causes militants to have more capacity to influence and democratize their operation.
Which one is the best?
The primary elections, according to, are the most democratic, since political parties avoid having the image of unsempted oligarchies. According to Rodríguez, according to who votes these elections, they can be closed, if only the affiliates vote, or open, if any citizen can vote. Those who have mixed electorates are also considered primary where the voice of the bases are combined with that of the other organs according to diverse percentages for each electoral body.
Some authors defend that primary elections cause internal divisions and, that they favor the party, since citizens can see the different points of view of the party. However, these divisions attract less to another part of the population, since if they see that they have internal problems, they will not trust the policies that such party exercises. In addition, although there are fragmentations in the parties and some see it as something positive, the chosen candidate will be one, and surely such a decision, he will not please everyone.
Other authors claim that, creating open primary elections are complex and the only thing to get the population to vote for a leader. This is because only those interested in politics and their members will worry in the possible candidates to vote them. On the other hand, for those who have lower educational levels or greater political disaffection, it will be more complicated, and therefore, they can refrain. In addition, in these elections the voters of other parties can vote for the less competitive candidate to harm them in the general elections, the parties are at risk of sabotage. In Spain, we have primary elections to choose the party president. However, the procedure of each political party is different.
Conclusions.
First, in the PP there are no primary elections in which militants decide the final result, popular militants vote in a first round to choose the president of the party, both nationally and regional. If no applicant reaches 50% of the votes, a second round is celebrated in which the compromisarios vote. They are militants chosen by the rest of the militancy in local groups.
Second, the PSOE has primary elections in which they vote for militants, although, not all primary ones are the same. According to the statutes of the PSOE, the socialist candidate for the presidency of the Government is elected through open primaries and, in addition, in this type of vote anyone could participate, not only the PSOE militants. However, there has never been an election like this, since the new statutes were approved in the last Federal Congress.
Thirdly, in Podemos can any citizen vote, it is not even necessary to be a militant, it is only necessary to be registered in Podemos and for that the citizen must sign up online on the training website. Of course, in order to participate in the primaries it is necessary that the voter has registered at least ten days before the start of the voting. Finally, citizens militants are also the ones who vote to choose the training leader and local coordinators.
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