2004 PP national party congress

2004 PP national party congress

1–3 October 2004

3,028 delegates in the National Congress
Plurality needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout2,541 (83.9%)
 
Candidate Mariano Rajoy Blank ballots
Delegate vote 2,479 (98.4%) 41 (1.6%)

President before election

José María Aznar

Elected President

Mariano Rajoy

The People's Party (PP) held its 15th national congress in Madrid from 1 to 3 October 2004, 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. The congress slogan was "Spain, the hope that unites us" (Spanish: España, la ilusión que nos une), and it saw Mariano Rajoy being elected unopposed as party president, with 98.4% of the delegate vote in the congress (2,479 votes) and 1.6% of blank ballots (41).