Abstract
This chapter determines whether candidate selection -- as the possible “twin sister” of elections -- adheres to the standards of democratic elections and assesses what are parties’ expectations from it are in terms of democracy. The examination of the implementation of the basic shared standards of democratic elections for candidate selection concludes that, rather than being the twin sister of general elections, candidate selection is at best the (democratically) impoverished cousin of elections. It is also demonstrated that parties usually set limited expectations of candidate selection, and these tend to pertain to inclusiveness and representation. Intraparty democracy in candidate selection is perceived in terms of an inclusive participatory process and a representative outcome.
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