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The UK Election: 2. How are candidates selected?

Understand the UK Election is a simple 10-part guide to everything that is going on in the election, hosted by Adam Fleming. In this episode, Adam looks at how candidates are selected and why it’s such a critical moment for the parties. This episode was hosted by Adam Fleming, from Newscast and AntiSocial, with Michael Crick, political journalist and founder of @TomorrowsMPs. Producers: Alix Pickles and Alex Lewis Production Manager: Janet Staples Editor: Sam Bonham

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  The UK Election: 1. How do you get the campaign right?

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  The UK Election: 3. What difference does a manifesto make?

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  The UK Election: 4. Why do people vote the way they do?

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  The UK Election: 5. How do you make sure voting runs smoothly?

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  The UK Election: 6. How important are marginal seats?

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  The UK Election: 7. What can polling predict?

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  The UK Election: 8. What’s the media’s role in an election?

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  The UK Election: 9. How does the election differ across the UK?

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  The UK Election: 10. What happens on election day?

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  The US Election: 1. Primaries, Caucuses and the National Conventions

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  The US Election: 2. The Campaign Trail

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  The US Election: 3. The TV Debates

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  The US Election: 5. Becoming President

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  The US Election: 4. The General Election

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  Israel and the Palestinians: 1. The Palestinians