2002 PP national party congress
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2002 PP national party congress
| flag_image = People's Party (Spain) Logo (2000-2004).svg
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1999 PP national party congress
| previous_year = 1999
| next_election = 2004 PP national party congress
| next_year = 2004
| votes_for_election = 3,156 delegates in the national congress
Plurality needed to win
| opinion_polls = #Opinion polls
| registered =
| turnout = 2,541 (80.5%)
| election_date = 25–27 January 2002
| 1blank = {{nowrap|Delegate vote}}
| 2blank = Board
| image1 = 170x170px
| candidate1 = José María Aznar
| colour1 = 005973
| 1data1 = 2,528 (99.6%)
| 2data1 = 2,525 (99.5%)
| image2 = 170x170px
| candidate2 = Blank ballots
| colour2 = DDDDDD
| 1data2 = 10 (0.4%)
| 2data2 = 12 (0.5%)
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = President
| before_election = José María Aznar
| after_election = José María Aznar
}}
The People's Party (PP) held its 14th national congress in Madrid from 25 to 27 January 2002, to renovate its governing bodies—including the post of president, which amounted to that of party leader—and establish the party platform and policy until the next congress
It saw José María Aznar being re-elected unopposed for a fifth term as party president, with 99.6% of the delegate vote in the congress (2,528 votes) and 0.4% of blank ballots (10).{{cite news |last=Bareño |first=Gonzalo |date=25 January 2002 |title=Aznar, elegido por quinta vez presidente del PP con 99,6 % votos |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/espana/2002/01/25/aznar-elegido-quinta-vez-presidente-pp-996-votos/0003_930992.htm |language=es |newspaper=La Voz de Galicia |location=Madrid |access-date=25 March 2022}}{{cite web |last=Lozano |first=Carles |url=https://www.historiaelectoral.com/pp.html |title=Alianza Popular / Partido Popular |language=es |website=Historia Electoral.com |access-date=16 March 2023}}
Candidates
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3"| Candidate
! Notable positions
! Announced
! {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! colspan="6"|
=Proposed=
|-
| colspan="6"| Candidates who were officially proposed to contest the party congress.
|-
| File:José María Aznar 2002c (cropped).jpg
| width="1px" style="color:inherit;background:#005973;"|
| José María Aznar
(age {{age nts|1953|2|25|2002|1|27}})
| President pro tempore of the Council of the European Union {{small|(since 2002)}}
Prime Minister of Spain {{small|(since 1996)}}
President of the PP {{small|(since 1990)}}
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid {{small|(since 1989)}}
President of AP/PP of Castile and León {{small|(1985–1991)}}
President of the Regional Government of Castile and León {{small|(1987–1989)}}
Member of the Cortes of Castile and León for Ávila {{small|(1987–1989)}}
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Ávila {{small|(1982–1987)}}
Secretary-General of AP in La Rioja {{small|(1979–1980)}}
| 29 October 2001
| {{cite news |last=Debido |first=Juan Manuel |date=29 October 2001 |title=Alegría del PP al ser designado Zaplana para presidir el XIV Congreso Nacional |url=https://www.abc.es/espana/comunidad-valenciana/abci-alegria-pp-designado-zaplana-para-presidir-congreso-nacional-200110290300-56416_noticia.html |language=es |newspaper=ABC |location=Valencia |access-date=26 March 2022}}
{{cite news |date=12 November 2001 |title=Aznar reitera que no volverá a presentarse |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20011112/51262878382/aznar-reitera-que-no-volvera-a-presentarse.html |language=es |newspaper=La Vanguardia |location=Barcelona |access-date=26 March 2022}}
|}
=Declined=
The individuals in this section were the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but publicly denied or recanted interest in running:
File:Javier Arenas (cropped).jpg|{{center|Javier Arenas}}
File:Ruiz Gallardón 2005.jpg|{{center|Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón}}
File:Jaime Mayor Oreja 2009b (cropped).jpg|{{center|Jaime Mayor Oreja}}
File:Mariano Rajoy 2003 (cropped).jpg|{{center|Mariano Rajoy}}
File:Rodrigo Rato 2004 (cropped).jpg|{{center|Rodrigo Rato}}
- Javier Arenas (age {{age nts|1957|12|28|2002|1|27}}) — Member of the Congress of Deputies for Seville {{small|(1989–1994 and since 2000)}}; Secretary-General of the PP {{small|(since 1999)}}; Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Spain {{small|(1996–1999)}}; President of the PP of Andalusia {{small|(1993–1999)}}; Senator appointed by the Parliament of Andalusia {{small|(1994–1996)}}; Member of the Parliament of Andalusia for Seville {{small|(1986–1989 and 1994–1996)}}.
- Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (age {{age nts|1958|12|11|2002|1|27}}) — President of the Community of Madrid {{small|(since 1995)}}; Member of the Assembly of Madrid {{small|(since 1987)}}; Spokesperson of the People's Parliamentary Group in the Senate {{small|(1993–1995)}}; Senator appointed by the Assembly of Madrid {{small|(1987–1995)}}; Spokesperson of the People's Group in the Assembly of Madrid {{small|(1987–1993)}}; Vice President of AP {{small|(1987–1989)}}; Secretary-General of AP {{small|(1986–1987)}}; City Councillor of Madrid {{small|(1983–1987)}}.
- Jaime Mayor Oreja (age {{age nts|1951|7|12|2002|1|27}}) — Member of the Basque Parliament for Biscay {{small|(since 2001)}}; Deputy Secretary-General of the PP {{small|(since 1996)}}; Member of the Congress of Deputies for Biscay {{small|(1989–1990 and 2000–2001)}}; Minister of the Interior of Spain {{small|(1996–2001)}}; Member of the Congress of Deputies for Álava {{small|(1996–2000)}}; Spokesperson of the People's Group in the Basque Parliament {{small|(1990–1996)}}; Member of the Basque Parliament for Álava {{small|(1990–1996)}}; President of the PP of the Basque Country {{small|(1989–1996)}}; Member of the Basque Parliament for Gipuzkoa {{small|(1980 and 1984–1986)}}; Delegate of the Government of Spain in the Basque Country {{small|(1982–1983)}}; Member of the Congress of Deputies for Gipuzkoa {{small|(1982)}}; Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade of the Basque Country {{small|(1979–1980)}}.
- Mariano Rajoy (age {{age nts|1955|3|27|2002|1|27}}) — Minister of the Interior of Spain {{small|(since 2001)}}; First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain {{small|(since 2000)}}; Deputy Secretary-General of the PP {{small|(since 1990)}}; Member of the Congress of Deputies for Pontevedra {{small|(1986 and since 1989)}}; Minister of the Presidency of Spain {{small|(2000–2001)}}; Minister of Education and Culture of Spain {{small|(1999–2000)}}; Minister of Public Administrations of Spain {{small|(1996–1999)}}; President of AP/PP in the province of Pontevedra {{small|(1983–1986 and 1987–1991)}}; Vice President of the Xunta de Galicia {{small|(1986–1987)}}; President of the Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra {{small|(1983–1986)}}; City Councillor of Pontevedra {{small|(1983–1986)}}; Member of the Parliament of Galicia for Pontevedra {{small|(1981–1985)}}; Director-General of Institutional Relations of Galicia {{small|(1982)}}.
- Rodrigo Rato (age {{age nts|1949|3|18|2002|1|27}}) — Second Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of Spain {{small|(since 2000)}}; Minister of Economy of Spain {{small|(since 2000)}}; Deputy Secretary-General of the PP {{small|(since 1996)}}; Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid {{small|(since 1989)}}; Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain {{small|(1996–2000)}}; Minister of Economy and Finance of Spain {{small|(1996–2000)}}; Spokesperson of the People's Parliamentary Group in the Congress {{small|(1989–1996)}}; Member of the Congress of Deputies for Cádiz {{small|(1982–1989)}}.
Opinion polls
Poll results are listed in the tables below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first, and using the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. If such date is unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the candidate's colour. In the instance of a tie, the figures with the highest percentages are shaded.
=PP voters=
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:14px;" |
| style="height:42px;"
! style="width:260px;" rowspan="3"| Polling firm/Commissioner ! style="width:125px;" rowspan="3"| Fieldwork date ! style="width:60px;" rowspan="3"| Sample size ! style="width:60px;"| 60px ! style="width:60px;"| 60px ! style="width:60px;"| 60px ! style="width:60px;" rowspan="3"| Other ! style="width:60px;" rowspan="3"| {{Qmark}} ! style="width:30px;" rowspan="3"| Lead |
| style="color:inherit;background:#A349A4;"|
! style="color:inherit;background:#3259B6;"| ! style="color:inherit;background:#229751;"| |
|---|
| {{small|Mayor Oreja}}
! {{small|Rajoy}} ! {{small|Rato}} |
| Vox Pública/El Periódico{{cite web |title=La sucesión de Aznar |url=http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/20010708/pag_023.html |language=es |work=El Periódico de Catalunya |date=8 July 2001}}
| 25–28 Jun 2001 | 1,506 | – | 25.6 | style="color:inherit;background:#CBF3DB;"| 53.3 | colspan="2"| 21.1 | style="color:inherit;background:#229751; color:white;"| 27.7 |
| Vox Pública/El Periódico{{cite web |title=Mayor desplaza a Zapatero como dirigente mejor valorado |url=http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/20010428/pag_015.html |language=es |work=El Periódico de Catalunya |date=28 April 2001}}
| 16–18 Apr 2001 | 1,514 | – | 26.9 | style="color:inherit;background:#CBF3DB;"| 51.1 | colspan="2"| 22.0 | style="color:inherit;background:#229751; color:white;"| 24.2 |
| Vox Pública/El Periódico{{cite web |title=Zapatero es el preferido para presidir el Gobierno |url=http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/20010211/pag_003.html |language=es |work=El Periódico de Catalunya |date=11 February 2001}}
| 29–31 Jan 2001 | 1,519 | 11.8 | 8.7 | style="color:inherit;background:#CBF3DB;"| 16.6 | colspan="2"| 62.9 | style="color:inherit;background:#229751; color:white;"| 4.8 |
=Spanish voters=
| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height:14px;" |
| style="height:42px;"
! style="width:260px;" rowspan="3"| Polling firm/Commissioner ! style="width:125px;" rowspan="3"| Fieldwork date ! style="width:60px;" rowspan="3"| Sample size ! style="width:60px;"| 60px ! style="width:60px;"| 60px ! style="width:60px;"| 60px ! style="width:60px;"| 60px ! style="width:60px;"| 60px ! style="width:60px;"| 60px ! style="width:60px;"| 60px ! style="width:60px;" rowspan="3"| Other ! style="width:60px;" rowspan="3"| {{Qmark}} ! style="width:30px;" rowspan="3"| Lead |
| style="color:inherit;background:#A349A4;"|
! style="color:inherit;background:#3259B6;"| ! style="color:inherit;background:#229751;"| ! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent politician}};"| ! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent politician}};"| ! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent politician}};"| ! style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent politician}};"| |
|---|
| {{small|Mayor Oreja}}
! {{small|Rajoy}} ! {{small|Rato}} ! {{small|Arenas}} ! {{small|De Palacio}} ! {{small|Gallardón}} ! {{small|Zaplana}} |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo{{cite web |title=La sucesión de Aznar |url=https://e00-elmundo.uecdn.es/documentos/2002/11/espana/10sucesion.pdf |language=es |work=El Mundo |date=11 November 2002}}
| 26–28 Dec 2001 |? | 7.9 | style="color:inherit;background:#CDD8F1;"| 11.8 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | – | 59.4 | style="color:inherit;background:#3259B6; color:white;"| 3.9 |
| rowspan="2"| Vox Pública/El Periódico{{cite web |title=Zapatero pierde ventaja |url=http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/20011028/pag_028.html |language=es |work=El Periódico de Catalunya |date=28 October 2001}}
| rowspan="2"| 22–23 Oct 2001 | rowspan="2"| 1,509 | – | style="color:inherit;background:#CDD8F1;"| 35.5 | 33.0 | – | – | – | – | colspan="2"| 31.5 | style="color:inherit;background:#3259B6; color:white;"| 2.5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:#EBD3EB;"| 10.7
| 8.1 | 9.0 | 1.6 | – | 5.5 | – | colspan="2"| 65.1 | style="color:inherit;background:#A349A4; color:white;"| 1.7 |
| rowspan="2"| Vox Pública/El Periódico
| rowspan="2"| 25–28 Jun 2001 | rowspan="2"| 1,506 | – | 24.1 | style="color:inherit;background:#CBF3DB;"| 41.6 | – | – | – | – | colspan="2"| 34.3 | style="color:inherit;background:#229751; color:white;"| 17.5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:#EBD3EB;"| 11.9
| 4.9 | 9.5 | 1.5 | – | 8.8 | – | colspan="2"| 63.4 | style="color:inherit;background:#A349A4; color:white;"| 2.4 |
| rowspan="2"| Vox Pública/El Periódico
| rowspan="2"| 16–18 Apr 2001 | rowspan="2"| 1,514 | – | 27.4 | style="color:inherit;background:#CBF3DB;"| 37.5 | – | – | – | – | colspan="2"| 35.1 | style="color:inherit;background:#229751; color:white;"| 10.1 |
| style="color:inherit;background:#EBD3EB;"| 11.5
| 7.2 | 11.3 | 1.6 | – | 5.1 | – | 18.5 | 44.8 | style="color:inherit;background:#A349A4; color:white;"| 0.2 |
| rowspan="2"| Vox Pública/El Periódico
| rowspan="2"| 29–31 Jan 2001 | rowspan="2"| 1,519 | – | 24.4 | style="color:inherit;background:#CBF3DB;"| 41.9 | – | – | – | – | colspan="2"| 33.7 | style="color:inherit;background:#229751; color:white;"| 17.5 |
| style="color:inherit;background:#EBD3EB;"| 9.8
| 5.9 | style="color:inherit;background:#CBF3DB;"| 9.8 | 4.0 | – | 5.3 | – | 19.4 | 45.8 | style="color:inherit;background:gray; color:white;"| Tie |
| rowspan="2"| Vox Pública/El Periódico{{cite web |title=Zapatero casi iguala al líder popular y supera a los delfines de éste para llegar a la Moncloa |url=http://archivo.elperiodico.com/ed/20001112/pag_008.html |language=es |work=El Periódico de Catalunya |date=12 November 2000}}
| rowspan="2"| 30–31 Oct 2000 | rowspan="2"| 1,210 | – | 26.3 | style="color:inherit;background:#CBF3DB;"| 41.6 | – | – | – | – | colspan="2"| 32.1 | style="color:inherit;background:#229751; color:white;"| 15.3 |
| 7.0
| 7.3 | style="color:inherit;background:#CBF3DB;"| 15.2 | 3.1 | – | 5.6 | – | colspan="2"| 61.8 | style="color:inherit;background:#229751; color:white;"| 7.9 |
Results
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|+ Summary of the 25 January 2002 congress results | ||
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="250"| Candidate
! colspan="2"| {{abbrv|Executive|Executive committee}} ! colspan="2"| {{abbrv|Board|Board of directors}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| width="50"| Votes
! width="45"| % ! width="50"| Votes ! width="45"| % | ||
| width="1" style="color:inherit;background:#005973"|
| align="left"| José María Aznar | 2,528 | 99.61
| 2,525 | 99.53 |
| align="left" colspan="2"| Blank ballots
| 10 | 0.39
| 12 | 0.47 |
| colspan="6" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| | ||
| style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total | 2,538 | bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
| 2,537 | bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| |
| colspan="6" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| | ||
| align="left" colspan="2"| Valid votes
| 2,538 | 99.88
| 2,537 | 99.84 |
| align="left" colspan="2"| Invalid votes
| 3 | 0.12
| 4 | 0.16 |
| style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Votes cast / turnout | 2,541 | 80.51
| 2,541 | 80.51 |
| align="left" colspan="2"| Abstentions
| 615 | 19.49
| 615 | 19.49 |
| style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total delegates | 3,156 | bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
| 3,156 | bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| |
| colspan="6" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| | ||
| align="left" colspan="6"| Sources{{cite news |date=26 January 2002 |title=El PP refrenda el último mandato de Aznar con un abrumador 99,6% de votos |url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2002/01/26/actualidad/1012036619_850215.html |language=es |newspaper=El País |location=Madrid |access-date=26 March 2022}}{{cite news |date=26 January 2002 |title=Una dirección continuista con pocas caras nuevas en los puestos decisivos |url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2002/01/26/actualidad/1012036624_850215.html |language=es |newspaper=El País |location=Madrid |access-date=26 March 2022}}{{cite news |last=Del Riego |first=Carmen |date=27 January 2002 |title=La nueva generación popular pasa a primera fila |url=https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2002/01/27/pagina-20/33923948/pdf.html |language=es |newspaper=La Vanguardia |location=Madrid |access-date=12 April 2025}} |
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{{bar percent|Aznar|#005973|99.61}}
{{bar percent|Blank ballots|#DDDDDD|0.39}}
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{{bar percent|Aznar|#005973|99.53}}
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References
Opinion poll sources
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Other
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