2000 PSOE leadership election

The 2000 PSOE leadership election—officially the 35th PSOE Federal Congress—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.

2000 PSOE leadership election

21−23 July 2000
995 delegates in the 35th PSOE Federal Congress
Turnout	995 (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)	414	41.61
	José Bono (PSOE)	405	40.70
	Matilde Fernández (PSOE)	109	10.95
	Rosa Díez (PSOE)	65	6.53
	Invalid/blank ballots	2	0.20
Total		995	100.00
Source: Historia Electoral

References

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