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The 14th National Congress of the People's Party was held in Madrid from 25 to 27 January 2002, to renovate the governing bodies of the People's Party (PP) and establish the party's main lines of action and strategy for the next leadership term. It saw José María Aznar being re-elected unopposed for a fifth term as party president, with 99.6% of the delegate vote in the congress (2,528 votes) and 0.4% of blank ballots (10).[1][2]
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3,156 delegates in the national congress Plurality needed to win | |||||||||||||
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Opinion polls | |||||||||||||
Turnout | 2,541 (80.5%) (president) 2,541 (80.5%) (board) | ||||||||||||
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Candidate | Age | Notable positions | Announced | Eliminated | Ref. | |
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Elected | ||||||
Candidate elected as president. | ||||||
José María Aznar | 48 | President pro tempore of the Council of the European Union (since 2002) Prime Minister of Spain (since 1996) President of the PP (since 1990) Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Ávila and Madrid (1982–1987 and since 1989) President of AP/PP of Castile and León (1985–1991) President of the Junta of Castile and León (1987–1989) Procurator in the Cortes of Castile and León for Ávila (1987–1989) Secretary-General of AP in La Rioja (1979–1980). |
29 October 2001 | Elected | [3] [4] |
The individuals in this section were the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but publicly denied or recanted interest in running:
Poll results are listed in the tables below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first, and using the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. If such date is unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the candidate's colour. In the instance of a tie, the figures with the highest percentages are shaded.
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Other /None |
Lead | ||||
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Mayor Oreja | Rajoy | Rato | ||||||
Vox Pública/El Periódico[p 1] | 25–28 Jun 2001 | 1,506 | – | 25.6 | 53.3 | 21.1 | 27.7 | |
Vox Pública/El Periódico[p 2] | 16–18 Apr 2001 | 1,514 | – | 26.9 | 51.1 | 22.0 | 24.2 | |
Vox Pública/El Periódico[p 3] | 29–31 Jan 2001 | 1,519 | 11.8 | 8.7 | 16.6 | 62.9 | 4.8 |
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Other /None |
Lead | ||||||||
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Gallardón | Mayor Oreja | Rajoy | Rato | Arenas | Zaplana | De Palacio | ||||||
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[p 4] | 26–28 Dec 2001 | ? | 4.4 | 7.9 | 11.8 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 | – | 59.4 | 3.9 |
Vox Pública/El Periódico[p 5] | 22–23 Oct 2001 | 1,509 | – | – | 35.5 | 33.0 | – | – | – | 31.5 | 2.5 | |
5.5 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 1.6 | – | – | 65.1 | 1.7 | ||||
Vox Pública/El Periódico[p 1] | 25–28 Jun 2001 | 1,506 | – | – | 24.1 | 41.6 | – | – | – | 34.3 | 17.5 | |
8.8 | 11.9 | 4.9 | 9.5 | 1.5 | – | – | 63.4 | 2.4 | ||||
Vox Pública/El Periódico[p 2] | 16–18 Apr 2001 | 1,514 | – | – | 27.4 | 37.5 | – | – | – | 35.1 | 10.1 | |
5.1 | 11.5 | 7.2 | 11.3 | 1.6 | – | – | 18.5 | 44.8 | 0.2 | |||
Vox Pública/El Periódico[p 3] | 29–31 Jan 2001 | 1,519 | – | – | 24.4 | 41.9 | – | – | – | 33.7 | 17.5 | |
5.3 | 9.8 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 4.0 | – | – | 19.4 | 45.8 | Tie | |||
Vox Pública/El Periódico[p 6] | 30–31 Oct 2000 | 1,210 | – | – | 26.3 | 41.6 | – | – | – | 32.1 | 15.3 | |
5.6 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 15.2 | 3.1 | – | – | 61.8 | 7.9 |
Candidate | President | Board | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
José María Aznar | 2,528 | 99.61 | 2,525 | 99.53 | |
Blank ballots | 10 | 0.39 | 12 | 0.47 | |
Total | 2,538 | 2,537 | |||
Valid votes | 2,538 | 99.88 | 2,537 | 99.84 | |
Invalid votes | 3 | 0.12 | 4 | 0.16 | |
Votes cast / turnout | 2,541 | 80.51 | 2,541 | 80.51 | |
Abstentions | 615 | 19.49 | 615 | 19.49 | |
Registered voters | 3,156 | 3,156 | |||
Sources[5][6] |
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