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33rd Federal Congress of the PSOE

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888 delegates in the federal congress Plurality of delegates needed to win
Turnout	840 (94.3%)
Candidate Felipe González Blank ballots Delegate vote 763 (91.2%) 74 (8.8%)
Secretary before election Felipe González Elected Secretary Felipe González

The 33rd Federal Congress of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party was held in Madrid from 18 to 20 March 1994, to renovate the governing bodies of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and establish the party's main lines of action and strategy for the next leadership term.

The congress was notable in that, while it saw no major opposition to Felipe González's re-election as party leader, it resulted in González's allies wrestling organic control away from Alfonso Guerra's faction.

Candidates

Candidate		Age	Notable positions	Announced	Eliminated	Ref.
Elected
Candidate elected as secretary-general.
Felipe González		51	Prime Minister of Spain (since 1982) Secretary-General of the PSOE (1974–1979 and since 1979) Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Madrid and Seville (since 1977) President pro tempore of the Council of the European Union (1989) Spokesperson of the PSOE Group in the Congress of Deputies (1977–1979)	22 November 1993	Y Elected

Declined

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

• Manuel Chaves
• Alfonso Guerra
• Narcís Serra
• Javier Solana
• Carlos Solchaga

• Manuel Chaves (age 48) — President of the Regional Government of Andalusia (since 1990); Deputy in the Parliament of Andalusia for Cádiz (since 1990); Minister of Labour and Social Security of Spain (1986–1990); Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Cádiz (1977–1990).
• Alfonso Guerra (age 53) — Deputy Secretary-General of the PSOE (since 1979); Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (1982–1991); Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Seville (since 1977); Spokesperson of the PSOE Group in the Congress of Deputies (1979–1981); Secretary of Organization of the PSOE (1976–1979).
• Narcís Serra (age 50) — Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (since 1991); Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Barcelona (since 1986); Minister of Defence of Spain (1982–1991); Mayor of Barcelona (1979–1982); City Councillor of Barcelona (1979–1982); Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Works of Catalonia (1977–1979).
• Javier Solana (age 51) — Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain (since 1992); Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Madrid (since 1977); Minister of Education and Science of Spain (1988–1992); Spokesperson of the Government of Spain (1985–1988); Minister of Culture of Spain (1982–1988).
• Carlos Solchaga (age 49) — Spokesperson of the PSOE Group in the Congress of Deputies (since 1993); Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Álava and Navarre (since 1980); Minister of Economy and Finance of Spain (1985–1993); Minister of Industry and Energy of Spain (1982–1985); Minister of Trade of the Basque Country (1979–1980).

Results

References

1. ^ "Partido Socialista Obrero Español. Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya, P.Socialista de Euskadi E.E., Partido Socialista Popular, PSOE histórico". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
2. "El congreso del PSOE quitara a Guerra las riendas del partido". El País (in Spanish). 18 March 1994. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
3. Díez, Anabel; Rodríguez Aizpeolea, Luis (23 November 1993). "El Comité Federal del PSOE deja abierto hasta el congreso de marzo el modelo interno de partido". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
4. ^ Díez, Anabel (2 January 1994). "Las familias del PSOE planean el relevo del líder". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
5. Rodríguez Aizpeolea, Luis; Díez, Anabel (4 September 1992). "Cinco dirigentes guerristas ya apuestan por el ex vicepresidente como sucesor". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
6. "Ibarra informa que Guerra no encabezará una lista alternativa". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 27 December 1993. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
7. "Solana asegura que a González "no le ha pasado por la mente" buscar un sucesor". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 4 January 1994. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
8. Díez, Anabel; Rodríguez Aizpeolea, Luis (24 January 1994). "González aumenta su poder al frenar a Guerra". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

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