When party members in a political party elect candidates to represent them, this is called Primaries.
This is a primary election or an election held within a political party before the general elections across the electoral area will be held.
In primary elections, the members of a political party, vote in a certain way decided by their constitution, to decide on who will represent them in the general election.
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