2025 PP national party congress

Role

The national congress of the PP was the party's highest decision-making body, having the power to define its platform and policy, amend its statutes and internal regulations and elect its national governing bodies,^[15][16] which included the executive committee (responsible for the party's day-to-day management under the coordination of a president, which was the party leader) and 30 members in the board of directors (made up of party notables and elected representatives, which was the PP's highest body between congresses).^[17]

Depending on whether a congress was held following the natural end of its term or due to any other exceptional circumstances, it could be of either ordinary or extraordinary nature. Ordinary congresses were to be held every four years and called at least two months in advance—though they could be postponed by the board of directors for up to 12 additional months in the event of coincidence with parliamentary elections—whereas extraordinary congresses could be called at least one-and-a-half month in advance by a two-thirds majority of the board of directors, though in cases of "exceptional urgency" this timetable could be reduced to 30 days.^[15][18]

Procedure

Decisions at PP party congresses were adopted through delegate voting.^[19][20] Congress delegates were either ex officio (comprising all members of the board of directors and up to 10 members of the congress's organizing committee) or elected in local assemblies by party members registered to vote, using open list proportional representation, in a number at least four times as numerous as ex officio delegates.^[19][21][22] Elected delegates were distributed—either by the board of directors or by the organizing committee—among the party's regional branches, reserving at least 75 percent based on the number of members, and a maximum of 25 percent based on the vote share obtained in the immediately preceding general election; New Generations—the PP's youth wing—was entitled to a number of congress delegates proportional to its membership, elected at their own assemblies.^[19][23]

The election of the president was on the basis of a two-round system; if no candidate met the requirements for winning outright in the first round's primary election (securing over 50 percent of the votes overall, being the most voted candidate in at least half of the constituencies—60, corresponding to each province and island of Spain—and at least a 15-percentage point advantage over the runner-up), a second round would be held during the congress between the two candidates receiving the most votes.^[21][24] Voting for the first round comprised all members in good standing and registered to vote, whereas voting for the second round comprised all congress delegates.^[21][25] Candidates seeking to run were required to collect the endorsements of at least 100 members.^[21][26]

Timetable

The key dates of the congress process are listed below (all times are CEST):^[27]

• 19 May: Official announcement of the congress; start of participant submission period.
• President primaries:
  • 26 May: Start of pre-candidacy submission period.
  • 28 May: End of pre-candidacy submission period (at 12 pm).
  • 29 May: Proclamation of candidates.
  • 30 May: Official start of internal electoral campaign.
  • 15 June: Last day of internal electoral campaign.
  • 16 June: Primary election.
• Congress delegate elections:
  • 19 May: Start of candidacy submission periods.
  • 10 June: End of candidacy submission period.
  • 16 June: Election of congress delegates.
• 3 June: End of participant submission period.
• 4 July: Start of national congress.

Potential

The individuals in this section were the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy:

• 
  Isabel Díaz Ayuso
• 
  Juanma Moreno

• Isabel Díaz Ayuso (age 47) — President of the PP of the Community of Madrid (since 2022); President of the Community of Madrid (since 2019); Member of the Assembly of Madrid (2011–2017 and since 2019); Spokesperson of the People's Group in the Assembly of Madrid (2019); Deputy Minister of the Presidency and Justice of the Community of Madrid (2017–2018).^[30][31]
• Juanma Moreno (age 56) — President of the Regional Government of Andalusia (since 2019); Member of the Parliament of Andalusia for Málaga (1996–2000 and since 2015); President of the PP of Andalusia (since 2014); Senator appointed by the Parliament of Andalusia (2014–2017); Secretary of State of Social Services and Equality of Spain (2011–2014); Coordinator of Regional and Local Policy of the PP (2008–2012); Member of the Congress of Deputies for Málaga (2007–2011); Member of the Congress of Deputies for Cantabria (2000–2004); President of NNGG (1997–2001); City Councillor of Málaga (1995–1997).^[30][32]

PP voters

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Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size				Other /None	?	Lead
			Feijóo (Inc.)	Ayuso	Moreno
40dB/Prisa[p 1]	29 Sept–2 Oct 2023	462	45.3	43.8	10.9	–	–	1.5
EM-Analytics/Electomanía[p 2]	24–25 Jul 2023	?	–	71.1	20.6	8.3	–	50.5
Invymark/laSexta[p 3]	14–18 Nov 2022	?	57.8	41.3	–	–	0.9	16.5

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Spanish voters

More information Polling firm/Commissioner, Fieldwork date ...

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size				Other /None	?	Lead
			Feijóo (Inc.)	Ayuso	Moreno
40dB/Prisa[p 1]	29 Sept–2 Oct 2023	2,000	30.2	38.6	31.2	–	–	7.4
EM-Analytics/Electomanía[p 2]	24–25 Jul 2023	1,517	–	52.7	29.8	17.5	–	22.9
Invymark/laSexta[p 3]	14–18 Nov 2022	?	56.7	31.6	–	–	11.7	25.1

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