Mr Masisi said even as the largest and most popular party in the country, BDP could not afford the luxury of losing even one democrat to either the opposition or to the wilderness due to his loss in the
primary election.
The Hill County
primary elections also featured contested races for sheriff, tax collector, commissioners and constables.
According to a survey released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) late Monday, around 74 percent of Muslim voters polled said they will be voting in upcoming
primary elections, and 67 percent said they will vote for Democratic Party candidates.
Presidential
primary elections, which are conducted under national party rules, would be excluded from the top-two system.
But while about 45% of these voters turn out for a general election, only 8% vote in a
primary election.
The same applies, with few exceptions, to
primary elections for supreme and appellate court judges in the five judicial districts in the state.
Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni met with ministers and Knesset (parliament) members, who endorsed her in her bid for Kadima leadership, and told them that the party's
primary elections were about "Kadima's image and Kadima's future, and later on - Israel's future.
June
primary elections mean that the party nominees are virtually anointed by the time Californians have their say.
Details of how
primary elections would work will be drawn up later this year with the party seeking legal advice on how to implement the idea.
The Islamic militant group Hamas is hoping to capitalise on the disarray in the ruling party Barghouti, serving five life terms in an Israeli prison for involvement in deadly attacks, has emerged as the most popular Fatah leader in West Bank
primary elections.
In each state, voters name their favorite candidate in
primary elections or caucuses (party meetings).
There is, however, one aspect of elections that is not covered very well:
primary elections.
