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The 2022 Progressive Party of Laeral presidential primary was held on November 5th, 2022, with registered Progressive Party members electing township delegates pledged to one of four candidates for the Progressive nomination for president. The 393 elected township delegates, alongside 230 constituent delegates not pledged to any candidate, assembled at the Progressive National Convention at the Salaun Center in Songshan to elect a nominee.[1]
Candidates
Four candidates officially qualified for the primary ballot, and three of the four (with the exception of Peter Chu) fielded slates of delegates in all townships.
- Eméric André, of Loiraine, the Speaker of the Assembly of Commons
- Raoul Chen, of Sarene, the Minister of Trade and Commerce
- Peter Chu, of Enara, a member of the Assembly of Commons
- Séverine Huang, of Jinhua, the Minister of Labor and Industry
Hu Mengyao, governor of Jinhua, publicly mulled entering the race, yet ultimately declined to run on October 23rd, 2022.[2]
André was seen as the candidate backed by the party's countryside faction, while Huang was seen as the candidate backed by the party's Gramontist members and, to a lesser extent, by the party's Riverlands faction. Chen and Chu were both seen as unlikely to win, unless in the outside chance that constituent delegates were to opt en masse for a compromise candidate. This was all four candidates' first run for the presidential nomination, as well as the first time since the 2010 Progressive primary that more than two candidates had appeared on Progressive presidential primary ballots.
Campaigning
Principal issues featured in the primary campaign included the candidates' electability and ability to win back the support of voters who had backed Liu Mei-han in 2018, housing affordability and homelessness in Laeralian cities, and proposals to eliminate racial disparities in poverty and economic advancement. Eméric André's campaign was seen as focused on his personal biography as a sanitation worker's son who went on to attend university and win elected office thanks to Progressive-backed social programs. Séverine Huang and Raoul Chen both advanced messages of party reform, calling for the democratization of the party's internal structure, while Huang enjoyed the support of better-educated primary voters and Chen the support of younger voters. Huang's Gramontist affiliations spurred attacks from her rivals that she would be unable to reach moderate voters.
Notable Endorsements
Eméric André
- Nicholas Brennan, 11th president of Laeral
- Laeralites for Democratic Action, a public policy think tank
- New Progressive Coalition, a party-affiliated advocacy group
- Hu Mengyao, governor of Jinhua and former potential candidate
Séverine Huang
- Benjamin Lin, delegate from Laeralsford and Minister of Justice
- Congress of Laeralian Trade Unions, Laeral's largest organized labor federation
- Five Pillars Institute, a Gramontist think tank
- Student Progressives, the party's student wing
Raoul Chen
- Young Progressives of Laeral, the party's youth wing
- Rén Women for Progress Action Fund, advocacy organization
Polling
| Poll source | Publication | Eméric André | Séverine Huang | Raoul Chen | Peter Chu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNBL/Carmine Insights | October 25, 2022 | 25% | 33% | 12% | 4% |
| Imge Research Group[a] | October 27, 2022 | 26% | 39% | 9% | 4% |
| Le Pays/Montgeron University | November 1, 2022 | 37% | 34% | 12% | 6% |
| La Sentinelle/Red Banner Strategies | November 2, 2022 | 34% | 40% | 10% | 3% |
Primary Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates Earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Séverine Huang | 3,069,781 | 39.1% | |
| Eméric André | 3,014,901 | 38.4% | |
| Raoul Chen | 1,224,775 | 15.6% | |
| Peter Chu | 540,728 | 6.9% | |
| Total | 100.0 |