2004 PSOE federal party congress
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2004 PSOE federal party congress
| flag_image = Logotipo del PSOE.svg
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2000 PSOE federal party congress
| previous_year = 2000
| next_election = 2008 PSOE federal party congress
| next_year = 2008
| votes_for_election = 972 delegates in the Federal Congress
Plurality of delegates needed to win
| opinion_polls =
| registered =
| turnout = Secretary-General: 932 (95.9%)
Executive & Committee: 923 (95.0%)
| election_date = 2−4 July 2004
| 1blank = {{nowrap|Delegate vote}}
| 2blank = Executive
| 3blank = Committee
| image1 = 170x170px
| candidate1 = José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
| colour1 = E3035F
| 1data1 = 891 (95.8%)
| 2data1 = 886 (96.1%)
| 3data1 = 903 (98.0%)
| image2 = 170x170px
| candidate2 = Blank ballots
| colour2 = DDDDDD
| 1data2 = 39 (4.2%)
| 2data2 = 36 (3.9%)
| 3data2 = 18 (2.0%)
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = Party leader
| posttitle = Party leader after
election
| before_election = José Luis Rodríguez
Zapatero
| after_election = José Luis Rodríguez
Zapatero
}}
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).{{cite web |last=Lozano |first=Carles |url=https://www.historiaelectoral.com/psoe.html |title=Partido Socialista Obrero Español. Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya, P.Socialista de Euskadi E.E., Partido Socialista Popular, PSOE histórico |language=es |website=Historia Electoral.com |access-date=16 March 2023}}{{cite news |date=29 June 2008 |title=XXXVII Congreso del PSOE |url=https://www.elimparcial.es/files/congresopsoe/historico3.htm |language=es |newspaper=El Imparcial |access-date=15 April 2025}} 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
{| 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 Luis Rodríguez Zapatero 2004b (cropped).jpg
| width="1px" style="color:inherit;background:#E3035F"|
| José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
(age {{age nts|1960|8|4|2004|7|4}})
| Prime Minister of Spain {{small|(since 2004)}}
Secretary-General of the PSOE {{small|(since 2000)}}
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid {{small|(since 2004)}}
Leader of the Opposition of Spain {{small|(2000–2004)}}
Member of the Congress of Deputies for León {{small|(1986–2004)}}
Member of the PSOE Executive Commission {{small|(1997–2000)}}
Secretary-General of the PSOE in the province of León {{small|(1988–2000)}}
| 2 July 2004
|}
Results
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|+ Summary of the 3–4 July 2004 congress results | |||
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="250"| Candidate
! colspan="2"| {{abbrv|SG|Secretary-General}} ! colspan="2"| {{abbrv|Executive|Executive Commission}} ! colspan="2"| {{abbrv|Committee|Federal Committee}} | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| width="50"| Votes
! width="45"| % ! width="50"| Votes ! width="45"| % ! width="50"| Votes ! width="45"| % | |||
| width="1" style="color:inherit;background:#E3035F"|
| align="left"| José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | 891 | 95.81
| 886 | 96.10
| 903 | 98.05 |
| align="left" colspan="2"| Blank ballots
| 39 | 4.19
| 36 | 3.90
| 18 | 1.95 |
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| | |||
| style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total | 930 | bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
| 922 | bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
| 921 | bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| |
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| | |||
| align="left" colspan="2"| Valid votes
| 930 | 99.79
| 922 | 99.89
| 921 | 99.78 |
| align="left" colspan="2"| Invalid votes
| 2 | 0.21
| 1 | 0.11
| 2 | 0.22 |
| style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Votes cast / turnout | 932 | 95.88
| 923 | 94.96
| 923 | 94.96 |
| align="left" colspan="2"| Not voting
| 40 | 4.12
| 49 | 5.04
| 49 | 5.04 |
| style="font-weight:bold;"
| align="left" colspan="2"| Total delegates | 972 | bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
| 972 | bgcolor="#E9E9E9"|
| 972 | bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| |
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| | |||
| align="left" colspan="8"| Sources{{cite news |date=4 July 2004 |title=Zapatero, reelegido secretario general PSOE con el 98,5 % de los votos |url=https://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/espana/2004/07/04/zapatero-apoyo-95-81-forzar-45630418.html |language=es |newspaper=El Periódico de Extremadura |access-date=24 March 2022}}{{cite news |date=4 July 2004 |title=El 96% de los delegados del XXXVI Congreso Federal del PSOE vota la nueva ejecutiva |url=https://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/espana/2004/07/04/96-delegados-xxxvi-congreso-federal-45630464.html |language=es |newspaper=El Periódico de Extremadura |access-date=24 March 2022}} |
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|title=Vote by delegates (Secretary-General)
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|width=450px
|barwidth=500px
|bars=
{{bar percent|Zapatero|#E3035F|95.81}}
{{bar percent|Blank ballots|#DDDDDD|4.19}}
}}
{{bar box
|title=Vote by delegates (Executive Commission)
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|width=450px
|barwidth=500px
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{{bar percent|Zapatero|#E3035F|96.10}}
{{bar percent|Blank ballots|#DDDDDD|3.90}}
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{{bar box
|title=Vote by delegates (Federal Committee)
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=450px
|barwidth=500px
|bars=
{{bar percent|Zapatero|#E3035F|98.05}}
{{bar percent|Blank ballots|#DDDDDD|1.95}}
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Spanish Socialist Workers' Party}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:PSOE congress, 2004}}
Category:2004 elections in Spain