2022 Progressive Party of Laeral presidential primary
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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 economic class.
Endorsements
Polling
| Poll source | Publication | Eméric André | Séverine Huang | Raoul Chen | Peter Chu |
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| 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% |