democracy - something that often conceals an interesting terminology.Among the new phenomenon for Russia - primary or primaries.Western-style they are called primaries.What is a primary election?Are they compatible with the Russian realities?
definition of the term "primary» (primaries, «primary") has two interpretations.Firstly, this vote, in which voters determine the single candidate of the political union (usually the party), municipality or other territorial or structural unit of a lower rank than the one in which will be chosen at the next stage officer.For example, the person who won the primaries in their municipality (the city) can then become a candidate in the elections of the mayor of the city.Secondly, it is preliminary, "practice" the vote is not considered official.But it can, for example, determine the following real or help citizens determine the future elections.
primaries - a relatively new phenomenon for Russia, but it is typical of the United States.Americans use this democratic tool, determine the candidates for elected positions in local governments.In a preliminary vote passes most of the candidates for President of the United States.
primaries for election of the President of the United States
primaries - what is it for the average American?First of all, this phenomenon is related to the US presidential elections.The election of the head of the American population of the state - is essentially a choice between the two parties - Republican and Democratic.A nationwide vote preceded by a stage of preliminary election in which the candidate is determined from each party.The main idea here - that candidates with similar political views and contents of the program are not selected from each other electoral votes on the main stage.By the way, there are precedents, when people who lost in the primaries, still put forward in the presidential election, but in the non-party status.
primary elections in the United States are of two types - open (when any citizen can vote) and closed (right to vote - only members of the party).The first primaries in the United States were held in the 19th century.At first they were an optional step of the presidential election, but by 1927 every state had adopted laws on which no vote of the primary presidential race could not be carried out.In the US, a very different formats primaries, depending on the state.Somewhere in the primary election to vote for the candidate of a particular party may be only those who indicate affiliation with the party.In other states the right to vote have all.
primaries in Russia
What are "primaries" in Russia is not yet know a lot of people.But recently acquainted with this phenomenon have the opportunity to more citizens.In the summer of 2014 it was held primaries for the election to the Moscow City Duma.The residents of the Russian capital were able to express their attitude to the candidates for the position of deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the city.
This stage of the election was unofficial, but became, according to some political analysts, an important step forward in the alignment between the government and the people of democratic relations.In Moscow primaries voted 250 thousand. Residents of the capital.In 16 districts of defeating incumbent Moscow City Duma deputies.But in the remaining 29-minute win representatives of different status and professions, for example, employees of budgetary institutions, doctor.The election was attended by pop stars and show business.
Criticism
main thesis of the people belonging to the primary mission, is that the Russians are not well informed about the nature of this stage of the vote."Primaries What is it? I have not heard!"- That's how, according to critics, appear typical response of a citizen.In particular, during the primaries in Moscow, some residents of the capital were convinced that the presence of the election of deputies present.In addition, as noted by some experts, after the primaries, voters no longer perceived by many as the party candidate.If, say, sympathetic (and did not know what the primaries), United Russia, after a preliminary vote he could get the impression that the candidate is independent of the parties.Other critics note the very low turnout in the primaries, which may indicate a lack of interest of citizens.In the example given the figures for the same Moscow elections in spite of the forecasted turnout figure of 700 thousand people to the polls was the people is several times less.According to some politicians, this means that Muscovites do not have confidence in the primaries, that such an event can not be put on a par with the official election.However, critics say, the result could have been better if the organizers previously conducted a campaign to inform residents regarding this stage of the elections.
positive assessment
There are experts who speak of the primaries in a positive way.What are their counter critics?Primaries - what is it?Why is this phenomenon deserves the praise of experts?The main thesis of media piety on the preliminary elections - the voters have the opportunity to pre-acquainted with the candidates, study their profile and value.
deputies who participate in the primaries, analysts say, will have an advantage over those who thought it necessary to ignore this stage of the election - awareness.For example, when will be the official voting for the candidates of the Moscow City Duma, those MPs who entered parliament in the city last time, but were not known to Muscovites can give up their mandates to those who have expressed themselves in a positive way to citizens in the primaries.As a result, experts say, will increase democratic elections, will increase political competition.Primary elections Mosgorodumu thus give citizens an opportunity to understand the essence of the primaries, what it is and why it is needed.
