Editing Primary election (section)

==Elsewhere==

===Americas===

* [[Primary elections in Argentina|Argentina]]
** In Argentina, the presidential primary election is structured as a [[blanket primary]] system. Within this framework, voters have the freedom to select a single candidate for each available position, irrespective of party affiliations. This approach holds historical significance, as it was previously employed in the United States as well.
* [[Elections in Chile#Primaries|Chile]]
** [[2017 Chilean presidential primaries]]
* [[Colombia]]: 
** In the [[2006 Colombian presidential election|2006 presidential elections]], the [[Colombian Liberal Party|Liberal Party]], and the socialist [[Alternative Democratic Pole]] held primary elections, electing [[Horacio Serpa]] as the Liberal candidate, and [[Carlos Gaviria]] as candidate of the [[Alternative Democratic Pole]].
** In the [[2010 Colombian presidential election|2010 presidential elections]], four parties held primary elections: The [[Colombian Liberal Party|Liberal Party]] elected former minister [[Rafael Pardo]] as candidate, the [[Alternative Democratic Pole|Democratic Pole]] elected senator [[Gustavo Petro]], the [[Colombian Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] chose ambassador [[Noemi Sanin]], and the [[Green Party (Colombia)|Green Party]] chose former mayor of Bogota [[Antanas Mockus]].
*[[Costa Rica]]: the country's three main political parties, the [[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|National Liberation Party]], the [[Social Christian Unity Party]], and the [[Citizens' Action Party (Costa Rica)|Citizens' Action Party]], have all run primary elections on several different occasions.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}
* [[Elections in Uruguay#Presidential elections|Uruguay]] 
** In Uruguay, a blanket primary election is held every five years to elect the national and department conventions of each party, which select their presidential and intendant candidates. All parties must participate, however voting is voluntary unlike the other instances in the electoral process.

===Asia===
* [[Hong Kong]]
** [[2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries]]
* [[Republic of China|Republic of China (Taiwan)]]: 
** [[2019 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary]]
** [[2019 Kuomintang presidential primary]]
* [[South Korea]]
** [[2017 South Korean presidential election]] 
** [[United New Democratic Party#Presidential election primary|United New Democratic Party presidential primaries]]
*[[India]]
**[[2022 Indian National Congress leadership election]]
**[[Prime ministerial candidacy of Narendra Modi]]

===Oceania===

* [[Australia]]
** The [[Australian Labor Party]] and the [[National Party of Australia|National Party]] have conducted limited experiments with primary-style preselections.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Holmes|first1=Brenton|title=Pre-selecting candidates using US-style 'primaries'|url=http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/FlagPost/2011/July/Pre-selecting_candidates_using_US-style_primaries|publisher=Parliament of Australia|access-date=2017-03-29|date=2011-07-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=van Onselen|first1=Peter|title=Nationals face up to primary challenge|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/news/nationals-face-up-to-primary-challenge/news-story/833b1b803ed150c3609719e810cc2221|access-date=2017-03-29|work=The Australian|date=2009-01-17}}</ref>
** In 2018, the New South Wales branch of the Liberal Party rejected a motion by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott to have primary-style preselections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/feb/10/nsw-liberals-reject-tony-abbott-backed-plan-for-preselections|title = NSW Liberals reject Tony Abbott-backed plan for preselections|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 10 February 2018}}</ref>