2008 PP national party congress

2008 PP national party congress

20−22 June 2008

3,025 delegates in the National Congress
Plurality needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout2,643 (87.4%) (executive)
2,638 (87.2%) (board)
 
Candidate Mariano Rajoy Blank ballots
Delegate vote 2,187 (84.2%) 409 (15.8%)
Board 2,177 (84.1%) 413 (15.9%)

President before election

Mariano Rajoy

Elected President

Mariano Rajoy

The People's Party (PP) held its 16th national congress in Valencia from 20 to 22 June 2008, 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. It saw Mariano Rajoy being re-elected unopposed for a second term as party president, with 84.2% of the delegate vote in the congress (2,187 votes) and 15.8% of blank ballots (409).