33rd Federal Congress of the PSOE

The 33rd Federal Congress of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party was held in Madrid from 18 to 20 March 1994, 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.[1]

33rd Federal Congress of the PSOE

← 1990 18−20 March 1994 1997 →

888 delegates in the federal congress
Plurality of delegates needed to win
Turnout840 (94.3%)
 
Candidate Felipe González Blank ballots
Delegate vote 763 (91.2%) 74 (8.8%)

Secretary before election

Felipe González

Elected Secretary

Felipe González

The congress was notable in that, while it saw no major opposition to Felipe González's re-election as party leader, it resulted in González's allies wrestling organic control away from Alfonso Guerra's faction.[2]

Candidates

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Candidate Age Notable positions Announced Eliminated Ref.

Elected

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Candidate elected as secretary-general.
 
Felipe González
51 Prime Minister of Spain (since 1982)
Secretary-General of the PSOE (1974–1979 and since 1979)
Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Madrid and Seville (since 1977)

President pro tempore of the Council of the European Union (1989)
Spokesperson of the PSOE Group in the Congress of Deputies (1977–1979)
22 November 1993  Y Elected [3]

Declined

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The individuals in this section were the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but publicly denied or recanted interest in running:

Results

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Summary of the 19−20 March 1994 congress results
Candidate Secretary Executive
Votes % Votes %
Felipe González Unopposed 763 91.16
Blank ballots 74 8.84
Total 837
Valid votes 837 100.00
Invalid votes 0 0.00
Votes cast / turnout 837 94.26
Abstentions 51 5.74
Total delegates 888 888
Sources[1][8]
Vote by delegates
González
91.16%
Blank ballots
8.84%

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "El congreso del PSOE quitara a Guerra las riendas del partido". El País (in Spanish). 18 March 1994. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ Díez, Anabel; Rodríguez Aizpeolea, Luis (23 November 1993). "El Comité Federal del PSOE deja abierto hasta el congreso de marzo el modelo interno de partido". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Díez, Anabel (2 January 1994). "Las familias del PSOE planean el relevo del líder". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ^ Rodríguez Aizpeolea, Luis; Díez, Anabel (4 September 1992). "Cinco dirigentes guerristas ya apuestan por el ex vicepresidente como sucesor". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Ibarra informa que Guerra no encabezará una lista alternativa". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 27 December 1993. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Solana asegura que a González "no le ha pasado por la mente" buscar un sucesor". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 4 January 1994. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ^ Díez, Anabel; Rodríguez Aizpeolea, Luis (24 January 1994). "González aumenta su poder al frenar a Guerra". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 28 July 2024.