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   Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Aug-2024 00:38:59 JST Evan Prodromou

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   @jalcine whose consent? The candidate?

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Aug-2024 11:47:36 JST Evan Prodromou

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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.

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     ✌🏿✍🏿 (jalcine@todon.eu)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Aug-2024 11:47:37 JST ✌🏿✍🏿

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     @evan both the candidate and those voting for the candidate, I'd imagine for it to be democratic

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     Janet Vertesi (cyberlyra@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Aug-2024 22:56:38 JST 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.

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Aug-2024 22:56:38 JST Evan Prodromou

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     @cyberlyra @jalcine good point, thanks!