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2,938 delegates in the National Congress Plurality needed to win | |||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 2,667 (90.8%) (executive) 2,647 (90.1%) (board) | ||||||||||||
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ThePeople's Party (PP) held its 12th nationalcongress inMadrid from 19 to 21 January 1996, to renovate its governing bodies—including the post of president, which amounted to that ofparty leader—and establish theparty platform and policy until the next congress.[1][2]
| Candidate | Notable positions | Announced | Ref. | ||
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Proposed[edit] | |||||
| Candidates who were officially proposed to contest theparty congress. | |||||
| José María Aznar (age42) | President of the PP(since 1990) Leader of the Opposition of Spain(since 1989) Member of the Congress of Deputies forMadrid(since 1989) President of AP/PP of Castile and León(1985–1991) President of the Regional Government of Castile and León(1987–1989) Member of the Cortes of Castile and León forÁvila(1987–1989) Member of the Congress of Deputies forÁvila(1982–1987) Secretary-General of AP in La Rioja(1979–1980) | 20 November 1995 | [3] | ||
| Candidate | Executive | Board | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| José María Aznar | 2,656 | 99.89 | 2,628 | 99.73 | |
| Blank ballots | 3 | 0.11 | 7 | 0.27 | |
| Total | 2,659 | 2,635 | |||
| Valid votes | 2,659 | 99.70 | 2,635 | 99.55 | |
| Invalid votes | 8 | 0.30 | 12 | 0.45 | |
| Votes cast / turnout | 2,667 | 90.78 | 2,647 | 90.10 | |
| Abstentions | 271 | 9.22 | 291 | 9.90 | |
| Total delegates | 2,938 | 2,938 | |||
| Sources[4][5] | |||||
| Aznar | 99.89% | |||
| Blank ballots | 0.11% | |||
| Aznar | 99.73% | |||
| Blank ballots | 0.27% | |||