Ausmaß und Formen des innerparteilichen Wettbewerbs auf der Wahlkreisebene: Nominierung der Direktkandidaten für die Bundestagswahl 2009

Reiser, Marion

doi:10.1007/978-3-531-94010-6_7

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“…As a result, some contenders withdraw, others stay on. The balance between an open discussion among members and delegates on the one hand, and a strong steering role of local party executives varies among constituencies and parties (see Reiser, 2013).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Interestingly, there was no statistically significant effect between the level of competition (number of contenders) and the modus of selection (delegates vs. members) for the 2009 federal elections (Reiser, 2013). While Hazan and Rahat (2010) have found in their comparative research that more inclusive selectorates in party primaries lead to less competition, the German case study points to some other conclusions.…”

Section: Becoming a Candidate: The Predominance Of Local And Regional Party Elitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For the 1998 and 2002 federal elections, a remarkable 94% of all MPs who made it to parliament via the party lists were also running, albeit unsuccessfully, for a constituency seat (Schüttemeyer & Sturm, 2005). In 2009, 86% of all elected parliamentarians have been double listed, 12% were running only at the constituency level, and 2% have been “pure” list candidates (Reiser, 2013). Hence, winning nomination in a constituency is the crucial step for winning a federal parliamentary seat.…”

Section: Becoming a Candidate: The Predominance Of Local And Regional Party Elitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…SPD = Social Democratic Party of Germany; CDU = Christian Democratic Union; CSU = Christian Social Union in Bavaria. Source . Reiser (2013). …”

Section: Becoming a Candidate: The Predominance Of Local And Regional Party Elitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Even if challenged, however, incumbents stand good chances of winning the internal competition. In three out of four contested races, the sitting MP gained the upper hand (Reiser, 2013).…”

Section: Becoming a Candidate: The Predominance Of Local And Regional Party Elitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Candidate Selection in Germany

Detterbeck

2016

American Behavioral Scientist

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In comparative terms, the strong legal regulation of internal party processes is a specific feature of the German party democracy. Local and regional party conventions are the formal sites of decision making in selecting parliamentary candidates. The national party level is relatively excluded from the procedures. The article argues that the decentralization of intraparty competences has facilitated a gatekeeping role for local and regional party elites. At the constituency level, most often a single candidate is presented to the party convention after he or she has been appointed in the informal preselection activities of local party elites. Gaining a local nomination is the crucial step for obtaining a federal parliamentary mandate, either by winning a direct constituency mandate or being awarded a safe list position. At the regional level, Land party elites are in control of producing balanced party lists. The article also looks at newer developments, such as the introduction of party primaries and gender quotas. It shows that these developments have somehow weakened, but not fundamentally altered, the predominance of subnational party elites in candidate selection.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Becoming a Candidate: The Predominance Of Local And Regional Party Elitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Becoming a Candidate: The Predominance Of Local And Regional Party Elitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…SPD = Social Democratic Party of Germany; CDU = Christian Democratic Union; CSU = Christian Social Union in Bavaria. Source . Reiser (2013). …”

Section: Becoming a Candidate: The Predominance Of Local And Regional Party Elitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Even if challenged, however, incumbents stand good chances of winning the internal competition. In three out of four contested races, the sitting MP gained the upper hand (Reiser, 2013).…”

Section: Becoming a Candidate: The Predominance Of Local And Regional Party Elitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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