35th Federal Congress of the PSOE

The 35th Federal Congress of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party was held from 21 July to 23 July 2000, after the party defeat in the 2000 general elections and the subsequent resignation of then Secretary General Joaquín Almunia.

35th Federal Congress of the PSOE
21−23 July 2000
995 delegates in the 35th Federal Congress of the PSOE
Turnout995 (100.0%)
 
Candidate José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero José Bono
Party PSOE PSOE
Delegate vote 414 405
Percentage 41.6% 40.7%
 
Candidate Matilde Fernández Rosa Díez
Party PSOE PSOE
Delegate vote 109 65
Percentage 11.0% 6.5%
Secretary before election

Caretaker committee headed by Manuel Chaves

 Elected Secretary

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

The 35th Congress saw José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero win the most votes, thus becoming the new Secretary General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.[1]

Results
Ballot: 23 July 2000
Candidate Vote  %
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE) 41441.61
José Bono (PSOE) 40540.70
Matilde Fernández (PSOE) 10910.95
Rosa Díez (PSOE) 656.53
Invalid/blank ballots 20.20
Total 995100.00
Source: Historia Electoral

References
  1. "Comienza el cambio tranquilo" (in Spanish). PSOE.es. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
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