Socialist Party of France Likely to Use Primary to Choose Presidential Candidate

August 27th, 2009

On August 27, leaders of the Socialist Party of France agreed that the party should use a presidential primary in the future to choose its presidential nominee. The party has not decided yet which voters will be allowed to participate in that proposed primary. See this story.

One Response to “Socialist Party of France Likely to Use Primary to Choose Presidential Candidate”

  1. Steve Rankin Says:
    August 27th, 2009 at 9:34 pm

    This article fails to mention that the Socialist Party held a primary to choose its presidential nominee for 2007. The polls were open from 4:00 p. m. till 10:00 p. m.

    50%-plus was required to win, and since Ms. Royal got more votes than her two male opponents combined, no runoff was necessary.

    The piece quotes the Socialist leader as using that sexy term, “open primary.” Since ALL French voters won’t be eligible to participate, it won’t be an open primary. If some non-Socialists are invited, it will be a semi-closed primary.