2008 PSOE federal party congress
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995 delegates in the Federal Congress Plurality of delegates needed to win | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | Secretary-General: 955 (96.0%) Executive & Committee: 930 (93.5%) | |||||||||||||||
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The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) held its 37th federal congress in Madrid from 4 to 6 July 2008, to renovate its governing bodies—including the post of secretary-general, which amounted to that of party leader—and establish the party platform and policy until the next congress.
It was held shortly after the party's victory in the 2008 general election and saw José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero being re-elected unopposed for a third term as party secretary-general, with 98.5% of the delegate vote in the congress (941 votes) and 1.5% of blank ballots (14).[1]
Candidates
[edit]| Candidate | Notable positions | Announced | Ref. | ||
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Proposed[edit] | |||||
| Candidates who were officially proposed to contest the party congress. | |||||
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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (age 47) |
Prime Minister of Spain (since 2004) Secretary-General of the PSOE (since 2000) Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid (since 2004) Leader of the Opposition of Spain (2000–2004) Member of the Congress of Deputies for León (1986–2004) Member of the PSOE Executive Commission (1997–2000) Secretary-General of the PSOE in the province of León (1988–2000) |
4 July 2008 | [2] | |
Results
[edit]| Candidate | SG | Executive | Committee | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | 941 | 98.53 | 920 | 98.92 | 921 | 99.03 | |
| Blank ballots | 14 | 1.47 | 10 | 1.08 | 9 | 0.97 | |
| Total | 955 | 930 | 930 | ||||
| Valid votes | 955 | 100.00 | 930 | 100.00 | 930 | 100.00 | |
| Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Votes cast / turnout | 955 | 95.98 | 930 | 93.47 | 930 | 93.47 | |
| Not voting | 40 | 4.02 | 65 | 6.53 | 65 | 6.53 | |
| Total delegates | 995 | 995 | 995 | ||||
| Sources[1][3][4] | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lozano, Carles. "Partido Socialista Obrero Español. Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya, P.Socialista de Euskadi E.E., Partido Socialista Popular, PSOE histórico". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Zapatero pide "valentía e imaginación" ante el 37 Congreso del PSOE, "el del cambio"". Público (in Spanish). EFE. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Zapatero, reelegido secretario general PSOE con el 98,5 % de los votos" (in Spanish). Cadena SER. EFE. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Francina Armengol, elegida para formar parte de la Comisión Ejecutiva del PSOE del 37 Congreso Federal". PSOE (in Spanish). 6 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.