2018 PP national party congress

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The People's Party (PP) held its 19th national congress (of extraordinary nature) in Madrid from 20 to 21 July 2018, to renovate its governing bodies—including the post of president, which amounted to that of party leader. A primary election to elect the new party president was held on 5 July.

Registered67,083 (primary)
Turnout58,304 (86.9%) (primary)
2,973 (96.5%) (congress, executive)
2,971 (96.4%) (congress, board)
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2018 PP national party congress

 2017
5 July 2018 (primary)
20−21 July 2018 (congress)
2022 

3,082 delegates in the National Congress
Plurality of delegates needed to win
Opinion polls
Registered67,083 (primary)
Turnout58,304 (86.9%) (primary)
2,973 (96.5%) (congress, executive)
2,971 (96.4%) (congress, board)
 
Candidate Pablo Casado Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría María Dolores de Cospedal
Popular vote 19,954 (34.3%) 21,512 (36.9%) 15,092 (25.9%)
Delegate vote 1,701 (57.3%) 1,250 (42.1%) Eliminated
Board 1,689 (56.9%) 1,251 (42.1%) Eliminated

Autonomous community results map

President before election

Mariano Rajoy

Elected President

Pablo Casado

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The congress was called by the party's National Board of Directors on 11 June as a consequence of former Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy's resignation as PP leader on 5 June,[1][2][3] following the motion of no confidence that had voted his government down on 1 June. The leadership election was the first whereby PP members directly participate in choosing a leader for the party. On 26 June 2018, it was announced that only 66,706 PP members out of the 869,535 reported by the party had registered to vote in the election.[4][5][6]

Former deputy prime minister Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría and the party's Deputy Secretary-general of Communication Pablo Casado topped the poll in the primary election held on 5 July 2018, becoming eligible for the run-off to be held among the party's delegates on 20−21 July. After preliminary data was published, Sáenz de Santamaría conceded the election and acknowledged Casado's victory. Casado's win, which was considered a party swing towards the right, was possible through the support to his candidacy of former party secretary-general María Dolores de Cospedal, who had been a bitter rival of Santamaría during the PP's time in government.[7][8][9]

Overview

The congress of the PP was the party's supreme body, and could be of either ordinary or extraordinary nature, depending on whether it was held following the natural end of its term or due to any other exceptional circumstances not linked to this event. Ordinary congresses were to be held every four years and called at least two months in advance of their celebration, though this timetable could be altered for up to twelve months in the event of coincidence with electoral processes. Extraordinary congresses had to be called by a two-thirds majority of the Board of Directors at least one-and-a-half month in advance of their celebration, though in cases of "exceptional urgency" this deadline could be reduced to 30 days.

The president of the PP was the party's head and the person holding the party's political and legal representation, and presided over its board of directors and executive committee, which were the party's maximum directive, governing and administration bodies between congresses.[10]

Electoral system

The election of the PP president was based on a two-round system, introduced in the party statutes during the previous PP congress in 2017.[11] Any party member with at least one-year membership was eligible for the post of party president, on the condition that they were up to date with the payment of party fees and that they were able to secure the signed endorsements of at least 100 party members. The election was to be held in the party's 60 constituencies, corresponding to each province and island of Spain.[10]

In the first round, all registered party members who had their payment fees up to date were allowed to vote for any of the candidates who had been officially proclaimed by virtue of securing the required number of signatures to run. In the event that no candidate won the first round outright—which required securing at least 50 percent of the national vote, being the most voted candidate in at least half of the constituencies and at least a 15-percentage point advantage over the runner-up—a second round would be held concurrently with the party congress, in which party delegates would elect the new party leader from among the two candidates who had previously received the most votes in the first round. Most of the delegates were to be elected by party members concurrently with the first round of voting to the party leadership.[12][13][14]

Timetable

The key dates are listed below (all times are CEST. Note that the Canary Islands use WEST (UTC+1) instead):[15][16][17]

  • 11 June: Official announcement of the congress. Start of application period for party members to register in order to participate in the leadership election.
  • 18 June: Start of candidate submission period at 12 pm.
  • 20 June: End of candidate submission period at 2 pm.
  • 22 June: Proclamation of candidates to the party presidency.
  • 23 June: Official start of internal electoral campaigning (at 10 am).
  • 25 June: Deadline for party members to register for voting at 2 pm.
  • 29 June: Deadline for party members to apply as delegates at 2 pm.
  • 4 July: Last day of internal electoral campaigning.
  • 5 July: Primary election (first round of voting, with all registered party members entitled to vote for the proclaimed candidates) and election of congress delegates.
  • 20−21 July: Party congress (if needed, a run-off voting was to be held among delegates to elect the party leader among the two most voted candidates in the first round).

Candidates

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Candidate Notable positions Announced Campaign Ref.

Proclaimed

Candidates who met endorsement requirements and were officially proclaimed to contest the party congress.
José Ramón García Hernández
(age 47)
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Ávila (since 2015)
Executive Secretary of International Relations of the PP (since 2012)

Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid (2014–2015)
16 June 2018
(joserapp.es)
[18]
Pablo Casado
(age 37)
Deputy Secretary-General of Communication of the PP (since 2015)
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Ávila (since 2011)

President of NNGG in the Community of Madrid (2005–2013)
Member of the Assembly of Madrid (2007–2009)
18 June 2018
(pablocasado.es)
[19]
José Manuel García-Margallo
(age 73)
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Alicante (since 2016)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain (2011–2016)
Member of the European Parliament for Spain (1994–2011)
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Valencia (1986–1994)
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Melilla (1977–1982)
18 June 2018
(margallocandidato.es/)
[20]
María Dolores de Cospedal
(age 52)
Secretary-General of the PP (since 2008)
President of the PP of Castilla–La Mancha (since 2006)
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Toledo (since 2015)

Minister of Defence of Spain (2016–2018)
President of the Regional Government of Castilla–La Mancha (2011–2015)
Member of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha for Toledo (2007–2015)
Senator appointed by the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha (2006–2011)
Minister of Transport and Infrastructures of the Community of Madrid (2004–2006)
Secretary of State of Security of Spain (2002–2004)
Undersecretary of Public Administrations of Spain (2000–2002)
19 June 2018
(primeroelpp.es)
[21]
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
(age 47)
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid (since 2004)
Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (2011–2018)
Minister of the Presidency and for Territorial Administrations of Spain (2016–2018)
Minister of the Presidency of Spain (2011–2016)
Spokesperson of the Government of Spain (2011–2016)
Spokesperson of the People's Parliamentary Group in the Congress (2008–2011)
19 June 2018
(sorayapp.es)
[22]
Elio Cabanes
(age 43)
City Councillor of La Font de la Figuera (since 2011) 20 June 2018 [23]

Failed to qualify

Candidates who announced an intention to run, but failed to qualify due to not meeting endorsement requirements.
José Luis Bayo
(age 40)
President of NNGG in the Valencian Community (2000–2008) 18 June 2018 [24]
[25]
[26]
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Declined

The individuals in this section were the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but publicly denied or recanted interest in running:

Endorsements

Total

Candidates seeking to run were required to collect the endorsements of at least 100 party members.

More information Candidate, Count ...
Summary of candidate endorsement results
Candidate Count % V
Pablo Casado ~5,000~54.23
María Dolores de Cospedal 3,33636.18
José Manuel García-Margallo ~500~5.42
Elio Cabanes 1401.52
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría >100>1.08
José Ramón García Hernández >100>1.08
José Luis Bayo 440.48
Total >9,220
Sources[36][37]
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Endorsements by party members
Casado
54.23%
Cospedal
36.18%
García-Margallo
5.42%
Cabanes
1.52%
Santamaría
1.08%
G. Hernández
1.08%
Bayo
0.48%

Public endorsements

Pablo Casado

Pablo Casado's endorsements

Elio Cabanes

Elio Cabanes' endorsements, prior to his elimination in the first ballot; endorsed Pablo Casado

María Dolores de Cospedal

María Dolores de Cospedal's endorsements, prior to her elimination in the first ballot; endorsed Pablo Casado

José Ramón García-Hernández

José Ramón García-Hernández's endorsements, prior to his elimination in the first ballot; endorsed Pablo Casado

José Manuel García-Margallo

José Manuel García-Margallo's endorsements, prior to his elimination in the first ballot; endorsed Pablo Casado
  • Luis Asúa, former Deputy Minister of Environment and Territorial Planning of the Community of Madrid (2012–2013)[54]

Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría

Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría's endorsements

Opinion polls

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. Polls show data gathered among PP voters/supporters as well as Spanish voters as a whole, but not among party members, who were the ones ultimately entitled to vote in the primary election.

PP voters

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Spanish voters

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Delegate estimations

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Results

Primary

Overall

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Summary of the 5 July 2018 PP primary results
Candidate Votes %
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 21,51236.95
Pablo Casado 19,95434.27
María Dolores de Cospedal 15,09225.92
José Manuel García-Margallo 6881.18
José Ramón García Hernández 6711.15
Elio Cabanes 1850.32
Blank ballots 1190.20
Total 58,221
Valid votes 58,22199.86
Invalid votes 830.14
Votes cast / turnout 58,30486.91
Abstentions 8,77913.09
Registered members 67,083
Sources[153]
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Vote by party members
Santamaría
36.95%
Casado
34.27%
Cospedal
25.92%
García-Margallo
1.18%
G. Hernández
1.15%
Cabanes
0.32%
Blank ballots
0.20%

By region

More information Region, Electorate ...
Region Electorate Turnout Soraya Sáenz
de Santamaría
Pablo
Casado
María Dolores
de Cospedal
José Manuel
García-Margallo
José Ramón
García
Hernández
Elio
Cabanes
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Andalusia 11,835 86.66 5,581 54.48 1,663 16.23 2,907 28.37 60 0.59 31 0.30 3 0.03
Aragon 2,105 86.79 419 23.09 712 39.23 654 36.03 5 0.28 23 1.27 2 0.11
Asturias 2,189 82.87 529 29.23 368 20.33 893 49.34 15 0.83 4 0.22 1 0.06
Balearic Islands 2,826 83.33 770 32.72 1,102 46.83 426 18.10 43 1.83 9 0.38 3 0.13
Basque Country 595 94.79 312 56.12 124 22.30 100 17.99 13 2.34 7 1.26 0 0.00
Canary Islands 2,329 88.11 1,138 55.54 447 21.82 433 21.13 23 1.12 6 0.29 2 0.10
Cantabria 1,465 95.84 752 53.79 412 29.47 213 15.24 11 0.79 8 0.57 2 0.14
Castile and León 6,794 84.13 2,859 50.18 2,049 35.96 566 9.93 46 0.81 169 2.97 9 0.16
Castilla–La Mancha 4,976 91.00 423 9.37 1,115 24.69 2,922 64.70 31 0.69 24 0.53 1 0.02
Catalonia 1,759 84.71 296 19.99 736 49.70 371 25.05 29 1.96 48 3.24 1 0.07
Ceuta 244 86.48 12 5.71 29 13.81 167 79.52 2 0.95 0 0.00 0 0.00
Extremadura 1,626 88.99 399 27.59 511 35.34 506 34.99 18 1.24 8 0.55 4 0.28
Galicia 4,564 87.25 1,104 27.94 1,160 29.35 1,560 39.47 84 2.13 36 0.91 8 0.20
La Rioja 2,082 78.19 686 42.74 672 41.87 181 11.28 19 1.18 47 2.93 0 0.00
Madrid 9,949 82.97 1,613 19.65 4,487 54.67 1,811 22.06 137 1.67 153 1.86 7 0.09
Melilla 401 91.27 288 78.69 63 17.21 10 2.73 5 1.37 0 0.00 0 0.00
Murcia 2,180 86.28 634 33.81 1,065 56.80 133 7.09 19 1.01 11 0.59 13 0.69
Navarre 211 81.52 39 22.67 80 46.51 51 29.65 0 0.00 2 1.16 0 0.00
Valencian Community 8,953 93.33 3,658 43.82 3,159 37.85 1,188 14.23 128 1.53 85 1.02 129 1.55
Total 67,083 86.91 21,512 37.02 19,954 34.34 15,092 25.98 688 1.18 671 1.15 185 0.32
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By constituency

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Province Electorate Turnout Soraya Sáenz
de Santamaría
Pablo
Casado
María Dolores
de Cospedal
José Manuel
García-Margallo
José Ramón
García
Hernández
Elio
Cabanes
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
A Coruña 1,596 85.90 317 23.41 415 30.65 574 42.39 34 2.51 11 0.81 3 0.22
Álava 224 97.32 162 75.70 45 21.03 4 1.87 2 0.93 1 0.47 0 0.00
Albacete 714 96.50 30 4.37 107 15.57 547 79.62 1 0.15 2 0.29 0 0.00
Alicante 3,593 94.02 1,525 45.19 1,115 33.04 649 19.23 57 1.69 19 0.56 10 0.30
Almería 1,627 86.17 407 29.05 178 12.71 804 57.39 6 0.43 6 0.43 0 0.00
Asturias 2,189 82.87 529 29.23 368 20.33 893 49.34 15 0.83 4 0.22 1 0.06
Ávila 638 90.13 98 17.04 306 53.22 36 6.26 4 0.70 131 22.78 0 0.00
Badajoz 874 87.99 223 29.04 317 41.28 216 28.13 5 0.65 5 0.65 2 0.26
Barcelona 1,224 82.92 166 16.42 495 48.96 292 28.88 20 1.98 37 3.66 1 0.10
Biscay 283 93.64 102 39.08 61 23.37 87 33.33 7 2.68 4 1.53 0 0.00
Burgos 801 87.64 353 50.50 290 41.49 37 5.29 11 1.57 6 0.86 2 0.29
Cáceres 752 90.16 176 25.96 194 28.61 290 42.77 13 1.92 3 0.44 2 0.29
Cádiz 1,405 83.27 749 64.13 210 17.98 187 16.01 16 1.37 6 0.51 0 0.00
Cantabria 1,465 95.84 752 53.79 412 29.47 213 15.24 11 0.79 8 0.57 2 0.14
Castellón 1,893 90.33 675 39.54 917 53.72 84 4.92 18 1.05 12 0.70 1 0.06
Ceuta 244 86.48 12 5.71 29 13.81 167 79.52 2 0.95 0 0.00 0 0.00
Ciudad Real 1,069 93.64 123 12.30 343 34.30 521 52.10 7 0.70 6 0.60 0 0.00
Córdoba 876 93.95 254 30.86 236 28.68 324 39.37 2 0.24 6 0.73 1 0.12
Cuenca 788 91.50 81 11.33 111 15.52 517 72.31 4 0.56 2 0.28 0 0.00
El Hierro 95 87.37 66 79.52 16 19.28 0 0.00 1 1.20 0 0.00 0 0.00
Formentera 21 95.24 12 60.00 7 35.00 1 5.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Fuerteventura 166 91.57 112 73.68 9 5.92 30 19.74 1 0.66 3 0.00 0 0.00
Gipuzkoa 88 92.05 48 59.26 18 22.22 9 11.11 4 4.94 2 2.47 0 0.00
Girona 109 92.66 72 72.73 11 11.11 13 13.13 3 3.03 0 0.00 0 0.00
Gran Canaria 814 95.09 399 51.62 185 23.93 179 23.16 9 1.16 0 0.00 1 0.13
Granada 999 95.60 388 40.71 209 21.93 337 35.36 18 1.89 0 0.00 0 1.10
Guadalajara 415 93.01 22 5.70 109 28.24 246 63.73 2 0.52 7 1.81 0 0.00
Huelva 715 97.20 598 86.04 82 11.80 15 2.16 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Huesca 572 86.89 183 37.20 218 44.31 74 15.04 3 0.61 13 2.64 1 0.20
Ibiza 369 93.77 157 45.38 155 44.80 25 7.23 6 1.73 2 0.58 1 0.29
Jaén 841 92.15 274 35.49 155 20.08 337 43.65 3 0.39 3 0.39 0 0.00
La Gomera 42 90.48 2 5.26 5 13.16 31 81.58 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
La Palma 312 91.35 168 59.15 91 32.04 18 6.34 5 1.76 2 0.70 0 0.00
La Rioja 2,082 78.19 686 42.74 672 41.87 181 11.28 19 1.18 47 2.93 0 0.00
Lanzarote 63 92.06 25 43.86 4 7.02 26 45.61 2 3.51 0 0.00 0 0.00
León 1,030 80.87 427 51.45 283 34.10 102 12.29 8 0.96 6 0.72 4 0.48
Lleida 187 82.35 17 11.04 84 54.55 51 33.12 2 1.30 0 0.00 0 0.00
Lugo 1,383 87.71 290 24.03 396 32.81 492 40.76 25 2.07 3 0.25 1 0.08
Madrid 9,949 82.97 1,613 19.65 4,487 54.67 1,811 22.06 137 1.67 153 1.86 7 0.09
Málaga 2,048 83.59 1,223 71.48 370 21.62 107 6.25 7 0.41 4 0.23 0 0.00
Mallorca 1,975 87.65 527 30.46 808 46.71 354 20.46 32 1.85 7 0.40 2 0.12
Melilla 401 91.27 288 78.69 63 17.21 10 2.73 5 1.37 0 0.00 0 0.00
Menorca 461 55.97 74 28.79 132 51.36 46 17.90 5 1.95 0 0.00 0 0.00
Murcia 2,180 86.28 634 33.81 1,065 56.80 133 7.09 19 1.01 11 0.59 13 0.69
Navarre 211 81.52 39 22.67 80 46.51 51 29.65 0 0.00 2 1.16 0 0.00
Ourense 516 94.57 206 42.47 94 19.38 177 36.49 4 0.82 3 0.62 1 0.21
Palencia 529 91.68 188 39.00 268 55.60 19 3.94 4 0.83 3 0.62 0 0.00
Pontevedra 1,069 85.13 291 32.12 255 28.15 317 34.99 21 2.32 19 2.10 3 0.33
Salamanca 889 74.02 398 60.86 194 29.66 58 8.87 3 0.46 1 0.15 0 0.00
Segovia 295 92.54 178 65.20 66 24.18 25 9.16 2 0.73 2 0.73 0 0.00
Seville 3,324 81.95 1,688 62.01 223 8.19 796 29.24 8 0.29 6 0.22 1 0.04
Soria 413 74.58 136 44.30 127 41.37 37 12.05 4 1.30 3 0.98 0 0.00
Tarragona 239 92.05 41 18.89 146 67.28 15 6.91 4 1.84 11 5.07 0 0.00
Tenerife 837 79.09 366 55.29 137 20.69 149 22.51 5 0.76 4 0.60 1 0.15
Teruel 353 90.65 72 22.57 159 49.84 83 26.02 1 0.31 3 0.94 1 0.31
Toledo 1,990 86.98 167 9.66 445 25.75 1,091 63.14 17 0.98 7 0.41 1 0.06
Valencia 3,467 94.26 1,458 44.66 1,127 34.52 455 13.94 53 1.62 54 1.65 118 3.61
Valladolid 1,580 82.53 637 48.92 422 32.41 215 16.51 8 0.61 17 1.31 3 0.23
Zamora 619 93.38 444 77.08 93 16.15 37 6.42 2 0.35 0 0.00 0 0.00
Zaragoza 1,180 85.59 164 16.33 335 33.37 497 49.50 1 0.10 7 0.70 0 0.00
Total 67,083 86.91 21,512 37.02 19,954 34.34 15,092 25.98 688 1.18 671 1.15 185 0.32
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Congress

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Summary of the 21 July 2018 PP congress results
Candidate Executive Board
Votes % Votes %
Pablo Casado 1,70157.29 1,68956.91
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría 1,25042.10 1,25142.15
Blank ballots 180.61 280.94
Total 2,969 2,968
Valid votes 2,96999.87 2,96899.90
Invalid votes 40.13 30.10
Votes cast / turnout 2,97396.46 2,97196.40
Abstentions 1093.54 1113.60
Total delegates 3,082 3,082
Sources[154][155]
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Vote by delegates (Executive)
Casado
57.29%
Santamaría
42.10%
Blank ballots
0.61%
Vote by delegates (Board)
Casado
56.91%
Santamaría
42.15%
Blank ballots
0.94%

Notes

  1. PP delegates.
  2. PP councillors.
  3. PP members.
  4. Current PP voters.
  5. PP voters in 2016.
  6. Partial count.

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