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@jalcine so, I live in Canada, where candidates for Parliament are chosen exclusively by the party. We don't have any primaries or other ways for citizens to choose the party candidate democratically. When a party leader is needed, usually the party has a convention and the delegates vote on a leader, who will become Prime Minister if the party wins power. Our multiparty democracy is robust, responsive, and competitive. I don't miss American-style primaries at all.

Janet Vertesi

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We also have lots of parties so there are lots of options. That's an important distinction.

Clarifying: the party leader is elected by the membership of the party. Anyone can be a member and every member can vote.