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1,077 delegates in the 40th Federal Congress of the PSOE Plurality of delegates needed to win | ||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 1,027 (95.4%) | |||||||||||||||
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The 40th Federal Congress of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party was held in Valencia from 15 October to 17 October 2021, to renovate the governing bodies of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and establish the party's main lines of action and strategy for the next leadership term. A primary election to elect the new party secretary-general was initially scheduled for 26 September, but as a result of no opposing candidates running for election, Pedro Sánchez was proclaimed unopposed as party leader on 13 September.[1][2]
The key dates are listed below (all times are CET):[3][4]
Candidate | Age | Notable positions | Announced | Eliminated | Ref. | |
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Elected[edit] | ||||||
Candidate elected as secretary-general. | ||||||
Pedro Sánchez | 49 | Prime Minister of Spain (since 2018) Secretary-General of the PSOE (2014–2016 and since 2017) Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Madrid (2009–2011, 2013–2016 and since 2019) Leader of the Opposition of Spain (2014–2016 and 2017–2018) City Councillor of Madrid (2004–2009) |
1 September 2021 | Elected | [5] |
Candidate | Primary | Congress | |||||
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Secretary | Executive | ||||||
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Pedro Sánchez | Cancelled | Unopposed | 975 | 94.94 | |||
Blank ballots | — | 52 | 5.06 | ||||
Total | — | 1,027 | |||||
Valid votes | Cancelled | — | 1,027 | 100.00 | |||
Invalid votes | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
Votes cast / turnout | 1,027 | 95.36 | |||||
Abstentions | 50 | 4.64 | |||||
Registered voters | 1,077 | 1,077 | |||||
Sources[6][7] |