Independent groups are spending millions of dollars in the final weeks before the election for activities to help their preferred candidates.

In each round, the vote is counted for the most preferred candidate that has not yet been eliminated.

Parliament will vote on the appointment of the preferred candidate.

In fact he was reported to be the preferred candidate of the local Conservatives.

In the result of the panel not being able to choose a clear preferred candidate an election will occur.

The party hierarchy's preferred candidate, a district first secretary, came in last, beaten by better than five to one.

Another option is to stop from voting some groups of people who are likely to vote against the preferred candidate.

"We're a minority that can't elect the preferred candidates of our choice."

The military at all levels put pressure on the local administration to help their preferred candidates.

Their favorite might then lose against the least preferred candidate in the second round.