34th Federal Congress of the PSOE

34th Federal Congress of the PSOE
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960 delegates in the federal congress
Plurality of delegates needed to win
Turnout914 (96.7%)
 
Candidate Joaquín Almunia Blank ballots
Delegate vote 681 (74.7%) 231 (25.3%)
Secretary before election

Felipe González

 Elected Secretary

Joaquín Almunia

The 34th Federal Congress of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party was held in Madrid from 20 to 22 June 1997, 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 saw Joaquín Almunia being elected unopposed as party secretary-general, with 74.7% of the delegate vote in the congress (681 votes) and 25.3% of blank ballots (231),[1] following Felipe González's surprise announce in the congress opening that he would not be seeking re-election as party leader.

  1. ^ "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.