from Anastasia Pyschny and Calixt Bloquet
DOI: 10.36206/BP2022.01.1
The next President of the Fifth Republic will be elected in France on 10 and 24 April. Numerous people want to stand for election. The Focus shows how the candidates for the elections were selected and examines the question of why the Socialists (PS) and Conservatives (LR) abandoned the method of open primaries, while the Greens (EELV) adhered to this procedure. The analysis reveals that the PS and LR faced major hurdles to holding open primaries again, which were primarily due to the negative experiences of the EELV.
of the 2017 presidential election. Nevertheless, these developments do not immediately indicate an end to open primaries: Against the backdrop of strong internal divisions, massive membership losses and a strong personalisation of politics, they still appear to be a potential legitimisation tool.
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