2004 PSOE federal party congress
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972 delegates in the Federal Congress Plurality of delegates needed to win | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | Secretary-General: 932 (95.9%) Executive & Committee: 923 (95.0%) | |||||||||||||||
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The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) held its 36th federal congress in Madrid from 2 to 4 July 2004, 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 2004 general election and saw José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero being re-elected unopposed for a second term as party secretary-general, with 95.8% of the delegate vote in the congress (891 votes) and 4.2% of blank ballots (39).[1][2] While party rules did not require Zapatero's candidacy to be voted due to no alternative candidate being fielded, he submitted himself to a vote by delegates nonetheless.
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 43) |
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) |
2 July 2004 | [3] | |
Results
[edit]| Candidate | SG | Executive | Committee | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | 891 | 95.81 | 886 | 96.10 | 903 | 98.05 | |
| Blank ballots | 39 | 4.19 | 36 | 3.90 | 18 | 1.95 | |
| Total | 930 | 922 | 921 | ||||
| Valid votes | 930 | 99.79 | 922 | 99.89 | 921 | 99.78 | |
| Invalid votes | 2 | 0.21 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 0.22 | |
| Votes cast / turnout | 932 | 95.88 | 923 | 94.96 | 923 | 94.96 | |
| Not voting | 40 | 4.12 | 49 | 5.04 | 49 | 5.04 | |
| Total delegates | 972 | 972 | 972 | ||||
| Sources[1][4][5] | |||||||
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.
- ^ "XXXVII Congreso del PSOE". El Imparcial (in Spanish). 29 June 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "El PSOE cumple hoy 125 años y convoca para julio su 36º congreso". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 2 May 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Zapatero, reelegido secretario general PSOE con el 98,5 % de los votos". El Periódico de Extremadura (in Spanish). 4 July 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "El 96% de los delegados del XXXVI Congreso Federal del PSOE vota la nueva ejecutiva". El Periódico de Extremadura (in Spanish). 4 July 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2022.