2015 PSOE prime ministerial primary

none 2015 PSOE prime ministerial primary Logotipo del PSOE.svg primary no 2011 PSOE prime ministerial primary 2011 Next #Opinion polls 26 July 2015The primary election was left uncontested on 16 June, as a result of Pedro Sánchez's candidacy being the only one meeting the endorsement requirements.EFE 16 June 2015 Sánchez aspirará a la Moncloa al ser el único candidato con avales https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20150616/sanchez-aspirara-a-presidir-gobierno-ser-unico-candidato-del-psoe-con-avales-suficientes/1162871.shtml es RTVE 13 April 2025 170x170px Pedro Sánchez DD2239 Uncontested prime ministerial nominee Elected prime ministerial nominee Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (2011) Pedro Sánchez A primary election was scheduled for Sunday, 26 July 2015, to elect the prime ministerial nominee of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) for the 2015 Spanish general election. Plans for the primaries had been ongoing since the 2012 PSOE congress, which saw the adoption by the party of an open primary system to elect its candidates for prime minister. Initially scheduled for November 2014, the original proposal was scrapped following the party's defeat at the European Parliament election in May that year, which led to the resignation of PSOE leader Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba and in an extraordinary congress to elect his successor. Pedro Sánchez emerged as the party's new secretary-general, after winning a closed primary—a novel system in PSOE's leadership elections—among party members. The prime ministerial primary was then rescheduled to July 2015, after the local and regional elections in May, with Sánchez launching his candidacy in September 2014. Other potential contenders, such as Andalusian president Susana Díaz or former defence minister Carme Chacón, ruled out running for the post. Concurrently, Sánchez's position was reinforced following the PSOE's relative success in the 24 May 2015 elections, in which it regained much of the territorial power it had lost in 2011. As a result, Sánchez was the only candidate who met the endorsement requirements to contest the primaries, leading to him being elected unopposed as the party's prime ministerial candidate on 21 June 2015.Díez Anabel 17 June 2015 El PSOE proclama candidato a La Moncloa a Pedro Sánchez https://elpais.com/politica/2015/06/16/actualidad/1434478685_830527.html es El País Madrid 13 April 202521 June 2015 Pedro Sánchez, proclamado sin primarias: "Acepto la candidatura al gobierno de España" https://www.elconfidencial.com/elecciones-generales/2015-06-21/pedro-sanchez-proclamado-candidato-a-la-moncloa-sin-primarias_896331/ es El Confidencial 13 April 2025 Background Previous experiences in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) to elect its prime ministerial nominees through party primaries had seen a contested election in 1998—in which Josep Borrell, a former public works minister, successfully faced off then party leader Joaquín Almunia—and two uncontested ones in 2002 and 2011, the latter of which had seen deputy prime minister and interior minister of Spain Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba becoming the PSOE's nominee for the 2011 Spanish general election; all of these had been, however, closed to party members.Alonso Mariano 1 June 2014 Los peligros de la bicefalia https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/2014-06-01/los-peligros-de-la-bicefalia-1276520138/ es Libertad Digital 14 April 2025 The 2012 PSOE federal party congress, in which Rubalcaba succeeded José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero as new secretary-general, had also introduced an open primary system to elect the party's prime ministerial candidate to the next general election,2 February 2012 El próximo candidato del PSOE saldrá de unas primarias a la francesa https://elpais.com/politica/2012/02/02/actualidad/1328218548_131736.html es El País Seville / Madrid 14 April 2025 with any citizen over 16 years of age being allowed to register and vote.EFE 8 January 2012 La Ejecutiva Federal del PSOE aprueba la ponencia marco del 38 congreso https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2012/01/08/economia/1326162204_850215.html es Cinco Días 14 April 20255 February 2012 PSOE. Abrir primarias a simpatizantes, revisar acuerdos con el Vaticano y banca pública para emprendedores, en las propuestas del 38 Congreso https://www.servimedia.es/noticias/215342 es Servimedia Seville 14 April 2025Gutiérrez Calvo Vera 23 September 2012 Un compromiso escrito y un único pago permitirán elegir al candidato del PSOE https://elpais.com/politica/2012/09/23/actualidad/1348432699_798794.html es El País Madrid 14 April 2025 Throughout 2012 and 2013, as Rubalcaba's popularity declined, sectors within the party demanded a date being set for the primary election,Mendoza Alberto 18 June 2012 Las primarias dividen al PSOE cuatro meses después de la victoria de Rubalcaba https://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2012-06-18/las-primarias-dividen-al-psoe-cuatro-meses-despues-de-la-victoria-de-rubalcaba_224515/ es El País 14 April 2025Gutiérrez Calvo Vera 10 December 2012 El PSOE aparca las primarias hasta “meses antes” de las elecciones generales https://elpais.com/politica/2012/12/10/actualidad/1355145451_243512.html es El País Madrid 14 April 2025Agencias 12 December 2012 Otro ministro de Zapatero apremia al PSOE para convocar primarias en 2013 https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2012/12/12/espana/1355323955.html es El Mundo Madrid / Santiago de Compostela 14 April 2025 with the PSOE leadership claiming that it would be held a few months before the general election's scheduled date.Agencias 10 December 2012 El PSOE solo hará sus primarias "meses antes" de las próximas elecciones generales https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20121210/psoe-solo-hara-primarias-meses-antes-proximas-elecciones-generales/584900.shtml es RTVE 14 April 2025Agencias 11 December 2012 Rubalcaba promete primarias cerca de las elecciones; Chacón alerta: no hay tiempo https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20121211/chacon-psoe-no-puede-dar-impresion-tiene-todo-tiempo-del-mundo/585020.shtml es RTVE 14 April 2025 In order to park the internal debate, the party announced in January 2014 that it would be holding its prime ministerial primary in November that year.Gutiérrez Calvo Vera 17 January 2014 El PSOE pone fecha a sus primarias e intenta aplazar el desfile de aspirantes https://elpais.com/politica/2014/01/17/actualidad/1389990296_465643.html es El País Madrid 14 April 2025Gutiérrez Calvo Vera 18 January 2014 El PSOE celebrará sus primarias abiertas para las generales en noviembre https://elpais.com/politica/2014/01/18/actualidad/1390041553_853464.html es El País Madrid 14 April 2025 Rubalcaba had reportedly not decided whether to run in the primary election himself,Agencias 18 April 2013 Rubalcaba ve "legítimo" y Chacón "muy positivo" que Madina se presentase a las primarias https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20130418/chacon-ve-muy-positivo-supuesto-madina-concurra-a-primarias/642840.shtml es RTVE 14 April 20252 October 2013 Rubalcaba: “Si creo que soy útil, me plantearé las primarias” https://elpais.com/politica/2013/10/02/actualidad/1380704929_932355.html es El País Madrid 14 April 2025 conditioning his final position on the PSOE's results in the 2014 European Parliament election, scheduled for 25 May.Sanz Luis Ángel 11 February 2014 Rubalcaba irá a las primarias si el PSOE gana las europeas https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2014/02/11/52f96c1722601d825d8b456a.html es El Mundo Madrid 14 April 2025 The party's negative results in the European Parliament election forced Rubalcaba's retirement as PSOE leader and triggered an extraordinary party congress in July;Forcada Daniel 26 May 2014 Rubalcaba tira la toalla y convoca un congreso para elegir a su sucesor https://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2014-05-26/el-psoe-celebrara-un-congreso-extraordinario-los-dias-19-y-20-de-julio_136773/ es El Confidencial 14 April 2025 it saw Pedro Sánchez, a deputy for Madrid, being elected as new secretary-general through a closed primary election among party members.Díez Anabel Lucio Lourdes 28 May 2014 Rubalcaba acepta un congreso abierto https://elpais.com/politica/2014/05/28/actualidad/1401307318_538831.html es El País Madrid / Seville 14 April 2025Díez Anabel 30 May 2014 Todos los militantes elegirán al futuro secretario general del PSOE https://elpais.com/politica/2014/05/30/actualidad/1401478879_877391.html es El País Madrid 14 April 2025Martín Plaza Ana 14 July 2014 Los militantes eligen a Sánchez como secretario general del PSOE con el 49% de los votos https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20140714/militantes-eligen-a-sanchez-como-secretario-general-del-psoe-con-49-votos/972643.shtml es RTVE 14 April 2025 All three main candidates in the leadership contest (Eduardo Madina, José Antonio Pérez Tapias and Sánchez himself) promised to keep the open primary system for selecting the party's nominee for prime minister,7 July 2014 Los tres aspirantes a liderar el PSOE prometen primarias para elegir al candidato a las generales https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20140707/tres-aspirantes-a-liderar-psoe-prometen-primarias-para-elegir-candidato-a-generales/968301.shtml es RTVE 14 April 202514 July 2014 Pedro Sánchez garantiza que habrá primarias abiertas en el PSOE https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2014/07/14/economia/1405354961_015576.html es Cinco Días Madrid 14 April 2025 but it was rescheduled to July 2015 to postpone any further internal struggles until after the local and regional elections in May.Díez Anabel 10 August 2014 Sánchez anunciará a su partido que opta a la presidencia del Gobierno https://elpais.com/politica/2014/08/10/actualidad/1407687244_174995.html es El País Madrid 14 April 2025Agencias 1 September 2014 El PSOE celebrará primarias para elegir a su candidato a La Moncloa en julio de 2015 https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2014/09/01/540452cf22601d5f6b8b4574.html es El Mundo Madrid 14 April 2025Pascual Bueno 2016 186 With Madina having ruled out contesting the primary following his defeat in the 2014 congress,17 July 2014 Eduardo Madina rechaza incorporarse a la Ejecutiva de Pedro Sánchez https://www.eitb.eus/es/noticias/politica/detalle/2419808/psoe--madina-rechaza-incorporarse-ejecutiva-sanchez/ es EiTB 14 April 2025 the only other major potential contenders were former defence minister Carme Chacón—who had pushed for primaries ever since her aborted bid in the 2011 process—and Andalusian president Susana Díaz, but both declined to challenge Sánchez.Pascual Bueno 2016 187 Overview Procedure The PSOE Federal Committee approved on 18 January 2014 a party regulation for the election of candidates to public offices through an open primary system.Campos Carmen 18 January 2014 El PSOE celebrará en noviembre las primarias abiertas para elegir a su candidato a la Moncloa https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20140118/psoe-celebrara-noviembre-primarias-abiertas-para-elegir-candidato-a-presidencia/853061.shtml es RTVE 14 April 2025 This complemented existing regulations, which already established primaries as mandatory to elect prime ministerial nominees, except when the candidate already held the office of prime minister and was seeking re-election, in which case a primary election would only be held if explicitly requested by the federal committee as a body or by a majority of its members.PSOE Federal Committee 2014 1 The primary election was organized on the basis of plurality voting.PSOE Federal Committee 2014 2 Voting comprised all members of the PSOE—including its regional branches—the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), the Socialist Youth of Spain (JSE) and the Socialist Youth of Catalonia (JSC), as well as all nationals over 16 years of age who had registered to participate in the process; such register required of the previous signing of a commitment and/or declaration of progressive principles and values as well as the payment of a minimum symbolic contribution of two euros.PSOE Federal Committee 2014 1–2 & 13 Candidates seeking to run were required to collect the endorsements of at least 5% of party members (which for the 2015 prime ministerial primary amounted to 9,700 endorsements).PSOE Federal Committee 2014 15PSOE Executive Commission 2015 8 In the event of only one candidate meeting this requirement, the primaries would be left uncontested with such candidate being elected unopposed.PSOE Federal Committee 2014 19PSOE Executive Commission 2015 15 Timetable The key dates of the primary election procedure are listed below (all times are CET):30 May 2015 Calendario Primarias a la Presidencia del Gobierno 2015 https://www.psoe.es/primarias-2015/proceso-primarias-2015/calendario-primarias-a-la-presidencia-del-gobierno-2015/ es Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 13 April 2025PSOE Executive Commission 2015 30 May: Official announcement of the primary election. 1 June: Start of pre-candidacy submission period. 5 June: Start of endorsement collection period. 16 June: End of endorsement collection and pre-candidacy submission periods at 12 pm. 16 June: Endorsement verification and provisional proclamation of primary candidates. 21 June: Definitive proclamation of primary candidates and start of citizen registration period. 10 July: End of citizen registration period. 11 July: Official start of internal information campaign. 25 July: Last day of internal information campaign. 26 July: Primary election (polling stations open at 10 am and close at 8 pm). 27 July: Provisional proclamation of results. 31 July: Definitive proclamation of results. Candidates Candidate Notable positions Announced Ref. ReferencesQualified Candidates who met endorsement requirements and qualified to contest the primary election. center|75px Pedro Sánchez(age 1972 2 29 2015 7 26) Secretary-General of the PSOE (since 2014)Leader of the Opposition of Spain (since 2014)Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid (2009–2011 and since 2013)City Councillor of Madrid (2004–2009) 13 September 2014 EFE 13 September 2014 Pedro Sánchez anuncia oficialmente su candidatura para las primarias de 2015 https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20140913/54414987930/pedro-sanchez-anuncia-oficialmente-su-candidatura-para-las-primarias-de-2015.html es La Vanguardia Madrid 13 April 20253 June 2015 Sánchez se presenta a las primarias del PSOE para ser candidato a la Presidencia del Gobierno https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20150603/sanchez-se-presenta-a-primarias-del-psoe-para-ser-candidato-a-presidencia-del-gobierno/1156581.shtml es RTVE 13 April 2025Failed to qualify Candidates who announced an intention to run, but failed to qualify due to not meeting endorsement requirements. center|75px Sergio Cebolla(age 37) Secretary of Group Dynamization of the PSOE–A in the province of Seville(since 2013) 5 June 2015 EFE 5 June 2015 Un dirigente del PSOE de Sevilla se inscribe como precandidato a las primarias https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20150605/dirigente-del-psoe-sevilla-se-presenta-como-rival-pedro-sanchez-a-primarias/1157220.shtml es RTVE 13 April 2025Larrañeta Amaya 15 June 2015 Sergio Cebolla, aspirante a candidato del PSOE: "Pedro Sánchez nos ha decepcionado" https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/2489616/0/entrevista/sergio-cebolla/primarias-psoe/ es 20 minutos 13 April 2025 center|75px Pedro Antonio Ibáñez(age 43) None 8 June 2015 EFE 8 June 2015 Pedro Antonio Ibáñez, tercer aspirante a las primarias del PSOE para la Moncloa https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20150608/pedro-antonio-ibanez-tercer-aspirante-a-primarias-del-psoe-para-ser-candidato-a-moncloa/1158901.shtml es RTVE 13 April 2025 center|75px Manuel Pérez(age 67) None 13 June 2015 EFE 13 June 2015 Manuel Pérez, un médico de Granada, cuarto aspirante a las primarias del PSOE https://www.ideal.es/granada/201506/13/manuel-perez-medico-granada-20150613121451.html es Ideal 13 April 2025 center|75px Manuel Castro(age unknown) None 16 June 2015 Lobo José Luis 16 June 2015 Ningún socialista reúne los avales para enfrentarse a Sánchez en las primarias https://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2015-06-16/ningun-candidato-socialista-reune-los-avales-para-enfrentarse-a-sanchez-en-las-primarias_886720/ es El Confidencial 13 April 2025 Declined The individuals in this section were the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but publicly denied or recanted interest in running: Carme Chacón (age 1971 3 13 2015 7 26) — Secretary of International Relations of the PSOE (since 2014); Member of the Congress of Deputies for Barcelona (2000–2013); Member of the PSOE Executive Commission (2008–2012); Minister of Defence of Spain (2008–2011); Minister of Housing of Spain (2007–2008); Secretary of Culture of the PSOE (2004–2008); First Vice President of the Congress of Deputies (2004–2007); Secretary of Education, Universities, Culture and Research of the PSOE (2000–2004); First Deputy Mayor of Esplugues de Llobregat (1999–2003); City Councillor of Esplugues de Llobregat (1999–2003).27 January 2012 Chacón se presentará a primarias para presidenta del Gobierno si es secretaria general del PSOE https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20120127/carme-chacon-sobre-congreso-psoe-siempre-apuesta-por-futuro-gana/493085.shtml es RTVE 14 April 2025Díez Anabel 1 June 2014 Chacón renuncia a liderar el PSOE y se postula para las elecciones generales https://elpais.com/politica/2014/06/01/actualidad/1401644040_076138.html es El País Madrid 13 April 2025Ríos Pere 13 April 2015 El PSC no apoyará a Chacón si concurre a las primarias del PSOE https://elpais.com/ccaa/2015/04/13/catalunya/1428952503_231348.html es El País Barcelona 13 April 2025 Susana Díaz (age 1974 10 18 2015 7 26) — President of the Regional Government of Andalusia (since 2013); Secretary-General of the PSOE–A (since 2013); Member of the Parliament of Andalusia for Seville (since 2008); Minister of the Presidency and Equality of Andalusia (2012–2013); Secretary-General of the PSOE–A in the province of Seville (2012–2013); Senator appointed by the Parliament of Andalusia (2011–2012); Secretary of Organization of the PSOE–A (2010–2012); Secretary of Organization of the PSOE–A in the province of Seville (2004–2010); Member of the Congress of Deputies for Seville (2004–2008); Deputy Mayor for Human Resources in Seville (2003–2004); City Councillor of Seville (1999–2004); Secretary of Organization of the JSA (1997–2004).EFE 28 March 2015 Susana Díaz anuncia que será "neutral" en las primarias del PSOE a la Moncloa https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20150328/susana-diaz-anuncia-sera-neutral-primarias-del-psoe-a-moncloa/1123646.shtml es RTVE 14 April 2025Sanz Luis Ángel Torres Carmen 28 May 2015 Susana Díaz quiere retrasar las primarias https://www.elmundo.es/andalucia/2015/05/28/5566be74ca474117558b4571.html es El Mundo Seville 13 April 202530 May 2015 Susana Díaz se descarta para las primarias a la Moncloa y deja vía libre a Pedro Sánchez https://www.infolibre.es/politica/susana-diaz-descarta-primarias-moncloa-deja-via-libre-pedro-sanchez_1_1113884.html es infoLibre 13 April 2025 Eduardo Madina (age 1976 1 11 2015 7 26) — Member of the Congress of Deputies for Biscay (since 2004); Secretary-General of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in the Congress (2009–2014); Member of the PSOE Executive Commission (2008–2014); City Councillor of Sestao (1999–2001). Endorsements + Summary of candidate endorsement results Candidate Party members Count % T % over total party membership % V % over valid endorsements Pedro Sánchez 27,249 14.05 99.31 Sergio Cebolla 156 0.08 0.57 Pedro Antonio Ibáñez 22 0.01 0.08 Manuel Pérez 9 0.00 0.03 Manuel Castro 1 0.00 0.00 Total 27,437 Valid endorsements 27,437 14.14 Not endorsing ~166,563 85.86 Total members ~194,000 SourcesPascual Bueno 2016 188 Endorsements by party members #ddd 450px 500px Sánchez #DD2239 99.31 Cebolla Independent politician 0.57 Ibáñez Independent politician 0.08 Pérez Independent politician 0.03 Castro Independent politician 0.00 Opinion polls Poll results are listed in the tables below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first, and using the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. If such date is unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the candidate's colour. In the instance of a tie, the figures with the highest percentages are shaded. Polls show data gathered among PSOE voters/supporters as well as Spanish voters as a whole, but not among party members, who were the ones ultimately entitled to vote in the primary election. PSOE voters Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px Other/None Lead Sánchez(Inc.) Chacón Díaz Sigma Dos/El MundoEl 58% de los votantes socialistas en Andalucía no quiere a Susana Díaz en las primarias https://www.elmundo.es/andalucia/2015/02/02/54cedb2ce2704ea7068b456b.html es El Mundo 2 February 2015Encuesta electoral en Andalucía 2ª parte. Gráfico https://www.elmundo.es/grafico/espana/2015/02/01/54ce841d22601d21128b4586.html es El Mundo 2 February 2015 26–29 Jan 2015?"And" In Andalusia. 42.1 16.5 34.2 – 7.1 7.9 Spanish voters Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px Other/None Lead Sánchez(Inc.) Chacón Díaz Sigma Dos/El Mundo 26–29 Jan 2015 1,800"And" 33.9 17.5 27.2 – 21.3 6.7 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography PSOE Federal Committee 18 January 2014 Reglamento federal para la elección de candidatos o candidatas por el sistema de primarias abiertas https://ep00.epimg.net/descargables/2014/01/20/0388a4ecf6b30de6b9882cd98f1f8c34.pdf es Spanish Socialist Workers' Party dmy-all PSOE Executive Commission 30 May 2015 Primarias. Elección de candidato/a a la Presidencia del Gobierno de España. Bases de Convocatoria https://www.psoe.es/media-content/2015/06/Primarias-candidatura-presidencia-del-Gobierno-de-Espa%C3%B1a-Bases-de-la-Convocatoria-PSOE1.pdf es Spanish Socialist Workers' Party dmy-all Pascual Bueno Ernesto M. PhD 2016 Selección de Líderes y Candidatos a la Presidencia del Gobierno (1976-2016). "El jardín secreto del PSOE" https://ddd.uab.cat/pub/tesis/2016/hdl_10803_400077/empb1de1.pdf es Barcelona Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona dmy-all Category:2015 elections in Spain Category:July 2015 in Spain Category:Primary elections in Spain 2015 Category:Uncontested elections