2004 PSOE federal party congress

The 36th Federal Congress of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party was held in Madrid from 2 to 4 July 2004, 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. 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).^[1]

2004 PSOE federal party congress

← 2000 2−4 July 2004 2008 →
972 delegates in the federal congress Plurality of delegates needed to win
Turnout	932 (95.9%) (secretary) 923 (95.0%) (executive)
Candidate José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Blank ballots Delegate vote 891 (95.8%) 39 (4.2%) Executive 886 (96.1%) 36 (3.9%)
Secretary before election José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Elected Secretary José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Candidates

Candidate		Age	Notable positions	Announced	Eliminated	Ref.
Elected
Candidate elected as secretary-general.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero		43	Prime Minister of Spain (since 2004) Secretary-General of the PSOE (since 2000) Deputy in the Cortes Generales for León and Madrid (since 1986) Leader of the Opposition of Spain (2000–2004)	2 May 2004	Y Elected	[2]

Results

Summary of the 3–4 July 2004 congress results

Candidate		Secretary		Executive
		Votes	%	Votes	%
	José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero	891	95.81	886	96.10
Blank ballots		39	4.19	36	3.90
Total		930		922
Valid votes		930	99.79	922	99.89
Invalid votes		2	0.21	1	0.11
Votes cast / turnout		932	95.88	923	94.96
Abstentions		40	4.12	49	5.04
Total delegates		972		972
Sources[1][3][4]

Vote by delegates (Secretary-General) Zapatero   95.81% Blank ballots   4.19%

Vote by delegates (Executive) Zapatero   96.10% Blank ballots   3.90%