1996 PP national party congress

1996 PP national party congress
← 1993 19–21 January 1996 1999 →
2,938 delegates in the National Congress; Plurality needed to win
Turnout	2,667 (90.8%) (executive); 2,647 (90.1%) (board)
President before election; José María Aznar;	Elected President ; José María Aznar;

The People's Party (PP) held its 12th national congress in Madrid from 19 to 21 January 1996, to renovate its governing bodies—including the post of president, which amounted to that of party leader—and establish the party platform and policy until the next congress.^[1]^[2]

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Candidate		Notable positions	Announced	Ref.
Proposed
Candidates who were officially proposed to contest the party congress.
	José María Aznar (age 42)	President of the PP (since 1990) Leader of the Opposition of Spain (since 1989) Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid (since 1989) President of AP/PP of Castile and León (1985–1991) President of the Regional Government of Castile and León (1987–1989) Member of the Cortes of Castile and León for Ávila (1987–1989) Member of the Congress of Deputies for Ávila (1982–1987) Secretary-General of AP in La Rioja (1979–1980)	20 November 1995	^[3]

Candidate		Executive		Board
Candidate		Votes	%	Votes	%
	José María Aznar	2,656	99.89	2,628	99.73
Blank ballots		3	0.11	7	0.27

Total		2,659		2,635

Valid votes		2,659	99.70	2,635	99.55
Invalid votes		8	0.30	12	0.45
Votes cast / turnout		2,667	90.78	2,647	90.10
Abstentions		271	9.22	291	9.90
Total delegates		2,938		2,938

Sources^[4]^[5]


Aznar			99.89%
Blank ballots			0.11%


Aznar			99.73%
Blank ballots			0.27%

1996 PP national party congress

Proposed

Results

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