19th National Congress of the People's Party (Spain) explained

Election Name:	19th National Congress of the PP
Flag Image:	People's Party (Spain) Logo.svg
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	18th National Congress of the People's Party (Spain)
Previous Year:	2017
Next Election:	20th National Congress of the People's Party (Spain)
Next Year:	2022
Votes For Election:	3,082 delegates in the 19th National Congress of the PP Plurality of delegates needed to win
Opinion Polls:	Opinion polls
Registered:	67,083
Turnout:	58,304 (86.9%) 2,973 (96.5%) 2,971 (96.4%)
Election Date:	5 July 2018 20−21 July 2018
3Blank:	Board
Candidate1:	Pablo Casado
Colour1:	0093BF
1Data1:	19,954 (34.3%)
2Data1:	1,701 (57.3%)
3Data1:	1,689 (56.9%)
Candidate2:	Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
Colour2:	9F4F9F
1Data2:	21,512 (36.9%)
2Data2:	1,250 (42.1%)
3Data2:	1,251 (42.1%)
Candidate3:	María Dolores de Cospedal
Colour3:	30B858
1Data3:	15,092 (25.9%)
2Data3:	Eliminated
3Data3:	Eliminated
Candidate4:	José Manuel García-Margallo
Colour4:	4444CA
1Data4:	688 (1.2%)
2Data4:	Eliminated
3Data4:	Eliminated
Candidate5:	José Ramón García-Hernández
Colour5:	F38DA3
1Data5:	671 (1.2%)
2Data5:	Eliminated
3Data5:	Eliminated
Candidate6:	Elio Cabanes
Colour6:	FFD700
1Data6:	185 (0.3%)
2Data6:	Eliminated
3Data6:	Eliminated
Map Size:	435px
President
Before Election:	Mariano Rajoy
After Election:	Pablo Casado

The 19th National Congress of the People's Party, officially the 19th Extraordinary National Congress, was held in Madrid from 20 to 21 July 2018, to renovate the governing bodies of the People's Party (PP) and establish the party's main lines of action and strategy for the next leadership term. A primary election to elect the new party president was held on 5 July. The congress was called by the party's National Board of Directors on 11 June as a consequence of former Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy's resignation as PP leader on 5 June,^{[1] [2] [3]} following the motion of no confidence that had voted his government down on 1 June. The leadership election was the first whereby PP members directly participate in choosing a leader for the party. On 26 June 2018, it was announced that only 66,706 PP members out of the 869,535 reported by the party had registered to vote in the election.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Former deputy prime minister Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría and the party's Deputy Secretary-general of Communication Pablo Casado topped the poll in the primary election held on 5 July 2018, becoming eligible for the run-off to be held among the party's delegates on 20−21 July. After preliminary data was published, Sáenz de Santamaría conceded the election and acknowledged Casado's victory. Casado's win, which was considered a party swing towards the right, was possible through the support to his candidacy of former party secretary-general María Dolores de Cospedal, who had been a bitter rival of Santamaría during the PP's time in government.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Overview

The congress of the PP was the party's supreme body, and could be of either ordinary or extraordinary nature, depending on whether it was held following the natural end of its term or due to any other exceptional circumstances not linked to this event. Ordinary congresses were to be held every four years and called at least two months in advance of their celebration, though this timetable could be altered for up to twelve months in the event of coincidence with electoral processes. Extraordinary congresses had to be called by a two-thirds majority of the Board of Directors at least one-and-a-half month in advance of their celebration, though in cases of "exceptional urgency" this deadline could be reduced to thirty days.

The president of the PP was the party's head and the person holding the party's political and legal representation, and presided over its board of directors and executive committee, which were the party's maximum directive, governing and administration bodies between congresses.^[10]

Electoral system

The election of the PP president was based on a two-round system, introduced in the party statutes during the previous PP congress in 2017.^[11] Any party member with at least one-year membership was eligible for the post of party president, on the condition that they were up to date with the payment of party fees and that they were able to secure the signed endorsements of at least 100 party members. The election was to be held in the party's 60 constituencies, corresponding to each province and island of Spain.^[10]

In the first round, all registered party members who had their payment fees up to date were allowed to vote for any of the candidates who had been officially proclaimed by virtue of securing the required number of signatures to run. In the event that no candidate won the first round outright—which required securing at least 50 percent of the national vote, being the most voted candidate in at least half of the constituencies and at least a 15-percentage point advantage over the runner-up—a second round would be held concurrently with the party congress, in which party delegates would elect the new party leader from among the two candidates who had previously received the most votes in the first round. Most of the delegates were to be elected by party members concurrently with the first round of voting to the party leadership.^{[12] [13] [14]}

Timetable

The key dates are listed below (all times are CEST. Note that the Canary Islands use WEST (UTC+1) instead):^{[15] [16] [17]}

• 11 June: Official announcement of the congress. Start of application period for party members to register in order to participate in the leadership election.
• 18 June: Start of candidate submission period at 12 pm.
• 20 June: End of candidate submission period at 2 pm.
• 22 June: Proclamation of candidates to the party presidency.
• 23 June: Official start of internal electoral campaigning (at 10 am).
• 25 June: Deadline for party members to register for voting at 2 pm.
• 29 June: Deadline for party members to apply as delegates at 2 pm.
• 4 July: Last day of internal electoral campaigning.
• 5 July: Primary election (first round of voting, with all registered party members entitled to vote for the proclaimed candidates) and election of congress delegates.
• 20−21 July: Party congress (if needed, a run-off voting was to be held among delegates to elect the party leader among the two most voted candidates in the first round).

Candidates

Candidate		Age	Notable positions	Announced	Eliminated	Campaign
Elected
Candidate elected as president.
Pablo Casado			Deputy Secretary-General of Communication of the PP (since 2015) Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Ávila (since 2011) President of NNGG in the Community of Madrid (2005–2013) Deputy in the Assembly of Madrid (2007–2009)	18 June 2018	Elected		^[18]
Advanced to run-off
Candidates who secured the required support to contest the run-off voting in the party congress.
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría			Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Madrid (since 2004) Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (2011–2018) Minister of the Presidency and for Territorial Administrations of Spain (2016–2018) Minister of the Presidency of Spain (2011–2016) Spokesperson of the Government of Spain (2011–2016) Spokesperson of the PP Group in the Congress of Deputies (2008–2011)	19 June 2018	21 July 2018		^[19]
Proclaimed
Candidates who met the endorsement requirement and were officially proclaimed to contest the primary election, but failed to advance to the run-off voting.
Elio Cabanes			City Councillor of La Font de la Figuera (since 2011)	20 June 2018	5 July 2018	—	^[20]
María Dolores de Cospedal			Secretary-General of the PP (since 2008) President of the PP of Castilla–La Mancha (since 2006) Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Toledo (since 2015) Minister of Defence of Spain (2016–2018) President of the Junta of Communities of Castilla–La Mancha (2011–2015) Deputy in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha for Toledo (2007–2015) Senator in the Cortes Generales appointed by the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha (2006–2011) Minister of Transport and Infrastructures of the Community of Madrid (2004–2006) Secretary of State of Security of Spain (2002–2004) Undersecretary of Public Administrations of Spain (2000–2002)	19 June 2018	5 July 2018		^[21]
José Manuel García-Margallo			Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Melilla, Valencia and Alicante (1977–1982, 1986–1994 and since 2016) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain (2011–2016) Member of the European Parliament for Spain (1994–2011)	18 June 2018	5 July 2018		^[22]
José Ramón García-Hernández			Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Ávila and Madrid (since 2014)	16 June 2018	5 July 2018		^[23]
Announced
Candidates who announced an intention to run for the primary election, but were rejected as a result of not meeting the endorsement requirement.
José Luis Bayo		40	President of NNGG in the Valencian Community (2000–2008)	18 June 2018	25 June 2018	—	^[24] ^[25] ^[26]

Declined

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

• Alfonso Alonso (age) - Deputy in the Basque Parliament for Álava (since 2016); President of the PP of the Basque Country (since 2015); Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain (2014–2016); Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Álava (2000–2002 and 2008–2016); Spokesperson of the PP Group in the Congress of Deputies (2011–2014); City Councillor of Vitoria (1996–2008); Mayor of Vitoria (1999–2007).^{[27] [28]}
• José Ramón Bauzá (age) - Senator in the Cortes Generales appointed by the Parliament of the Balearic Islands (since 2015); Deputy in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands for Mallorca (2011–2015); President of the Balearic Islands (2011–2015); President of the PP of the Balearic Islands (2009–2015); Mayor of Marratxí (2005–2011); City Councillor of Marratxí (1999–2011); Vice President of the PP of the Balearic Islands (2007–2009); Deputy Mayor for Urbanism and Health of Marratxí (2003–2005).^{[29] [30]}
• Cristina Cifuentes (age) - President of the PP of the Community of Madrid (2017–2018); President of the Community of Madrid (2015–2018); Deputy in the Assembly of Madrid (1991–2012 and 2015–2018); President of the PP Group in the Assembly of Madrid (2015); Delegate of the Government of Spain in the Community of Madrid (2012–2015); First Vice President of the Assembly of Madrid (2005–2012); First Secretary of the Assembly of Madrid (1999–2003).^{[27] [31]}
• Íñigo de la Serna (age) - Minister of Development of Spain (2016–2018); Deputy in the Parliament of Cantabria (2015–2016); President of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (2015–2016); Mayor of Santander (2007–2016); City Councillor of Santander (2003–2016); President of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (2012–2015).^{[27] [32]}
• Alberto Núñez Feijóo (age) - President of the Xunta de Galicia (since 2009); President of the PP of Galicia (since 2006); Deputy in the Parliament of Galicia for Pontevedra (since 2005); First Vice President of the Xunta de Galicia (2004–2005); Minister of Territorial Policy, Public Works and Housing of Galicia (2003–2005); President of the State Society of Mail and Telegraphs (2000–2003); Secretary-General for Healthcare (1996–2000).^{[27] [33]}
• Ana Pastor (age) - President of the Congress of Deputies (since 2016); Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Pontevedra (since 1996); Minister of Development of Spain (2011–2016); Coordinator of Participation and Sectorial Action of the PP (2008–2012); Second Vice President of the Congress of Deputies (2008–2011); Executive Secretary of Social Policy and Welfare of the PP (2004–2008); Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs of Spain (2002–2004); Undersecretary of Interior of Spain (2001–2002); Undersecretary of the Presidency of Spain (2000–2001); Undersecretary of Education and Culture of Spain (1999–2000).^{[27] [34]}
• Mariano Rajoy (age) - Prime Minister of Spain (2011–2018); President of the PP (2004–2018); Deputy in the Cortes Generales for Pontevedra and Madrid (1986 and 1989–2018); Leader of the Opposition of Spain (2004–2011); Secretary-General of the PP (2003–2004); Spokesperson of the Government of Spain (2002–2003); Minister of the Presidency of Spain (2000–2001 and 2002–2003); First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (2000–2003); Deputy Secretary-General of the PP (1990–2003); Minister of the Interior of Spain (2001–2002); Minister of Education and Culture of Spain (1999–2000); Minister of Public Administrations of Spain (1996–1999); President of AP/PP in Pontevedra (1983–1986 and 1987–1991); Vice President of the Xunta de Galicia (1986–1987); President of the Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra (1983–1986); City Councillor of Pontevedra (1983–1986); Deputy in the Parliament of Galicia for Pontevedra (1981–1985); Director-General for Institutional Relations of Galicia (1982); Deputy Secretary of the Parliament of Galicia (1981–1982).^{[1] [2] [35]}

Endorsements

Total

Candidates seeking to run were required to collect the endorsements of at least 100 party members.

Summary of candidate endorsement results

Candidate		Endorsements
		Count
	Pablo Casado	~5,000	~54.23
	María Dolores de Cospedal	3,336	36.18
	José Manuel García-Margallo	~500	~5.42
	Elio Cabanes	140	1.52
	Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría	>100	>1.08
	José Ramón García-Hernández	>100	>1.08
	José Luis Bayo	44	0.48
Total		>9,220
Sources^[36] ^[37]

Public endorsements

Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría

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 PP voters/supporters as well as Spanish voters as a whole, but not among party members, who are the ones ultimately entitled to vote in the primary election.

PP voters

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size													Other /None		Lead
Congress election	21 Jul 2018		57.3	42.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.6		15.2
Demoscopia Servicios/OKDiario^[38]	20 Jul 2018	566	49.5	35.7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14.8	13.8
NC Report/La Razón^[39] ^[40]	8–14 Jul 2018	600	42.5	42.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14.7	0.3
Sigma Dos/El Mundo^[41]	9–12 Jul 2018	?	29.7	56.9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13.4	27.2
ElectoPanel/Electomanía^[42]	5–10 Jul 2018	?	48.8	51.2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2.4
Primary election	5 Jul 2018		34.3	36.9	25.9	1.2	1.2	0.3	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.2		2.6
Demoscopia Servicios/OKDiario^[43]	28 Jun–2 Jul 2018	447	16.8	16.3	18.8	0.4	1.8	0.2	–	–	–	–	–	–	4.3	41.4	2.0
IMOP/El Confidencial^[44]	22–27 Jun 2018	500	22.2	45.2	11.9	1.2	6.4	0.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	12.9		23.0
Demoscopia Servicios/OKDiario^[45]	22–24 Jun 2018	330	16.7	14.5	15.2	0.3	2.4	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	4.8	46.1	1.5
SocioMétrica/El Español^[46]	19–22 Jun 2018	?	–	52.6	31.2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16.2	21.4
			22.8	47.8	16.2	2.3	4.0	–	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	6.9	25.0
		?	–	52.5	38.2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9.3	14.3
			18.6	49.3	12.0	3.5	9.2	–	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	7.3	30.7
GESOP/El Periódico^[47] ^[48]	11–13 Jun 2018	800	–	27.0	8.6	–	–	–	–	33.1	14.1	6.1	–	–	0.6	10.4	6.1
DYM/El Independiente^[49] ^[50]	11–12 Jun 2018	1,019	–	33.1	5.7	–	–	–	–	37.3	11.5	–	–	–	7.0	5.4	4.2
GAD3/ABC^[51]	7–8 Jun 2018	800	4.1	23.1	7.6	–	–	–	–	37.0	5.8	–	–	–	22.4		13.9
InvyMark/laSexta^[52]	4–8 Jun 2018	?	–	43.2	7.1	–	–	–	–	30.3	7.9	2.5	–	–	–	9.0	12.9
MyWord/Cadena SER^[53] ^[54]	6–7 Jun 2018	1,215	–	38.0	6.0	–	–	–	–	39.0	3.8	–	1.6	–	0.4	11.2	1.0
ElectoPanel/Electomanía^[55]	26–28 May 2018	?	7.4	44.4	1.9	–	1.9	–	–	35.2	5.6	–	0.0	–	3.6	0.0	9.2
NC Report/La Razón^[56] ^[57]	3–6 Apr 2018	350	–	27.7	20.3	–	–	–	–	26.9	10.6	–	–	0.6	3.7	10.3	0.8
SocioMétrica/El Español^[58]	19–29 Mar 2018	?	6.0	40.0	3.0	–	–	–	–	24.0	–	–	–	10.0	10.0	7.0	16.0

Spanish voters

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size												Other /None		Lead
YouGov/El Huffington Post^[59]	10–12 Jul 2018	1,005	22.0	30.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	48.0	8.0
Sigma Dos/El Mundo	9–12 Jul 2018	1,000	27.3	44.2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	28.5	16.9
ElectoPanel/Electomanía^[60]	5–10 Jul 2018	882	40.1	59.9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19.8
SocioMétrica/El Español	19–22 Jun 2018	1,000	–	34.9	29.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	36.1	5.9
			9.6	32.4	10.8	1.3	10.4	0.4	–	–	–	–	–	–	35.1	21.6
GESOP/El Periódico	11–13 Jun 2018	800	–	27.5	5.8	–	–	–	20.4	11.6	6.0	–	–	0.3	28.6	7.1
DYM/El Independiente	11–12 Jun 2018	1,019	–	24.9	5.7	–	–	–	19.5	11.7	–	–	–	26.3	11.9	5.4
YouGov/La Vanguardia^[61]	8–11 Jun 2018	1,004	–	26.0	4.0	–	–	–	18.0	7.0	3.0	–	–	12.0	31.0	8.0
GAD3/ABC	7–8 Jun 2018	800	3.2	20.3	4.4	–	–	–	22.0	8.4	–	–	–	41.7		1.7
InvyMark/laSexta	4–8 Jun 2018	?	–	23.1	5.4	–	–	–	26.8	11.5	4.5	–	–	–	28.7	3.7
Top Position^[62]	4–7 Jun 2018	1,200	–	33.4	–	–	–	–	31.6	–	–	–	–	35.0		1.8
MyWord/Cadena SER	6–7 Jun 2018	1,215	–	23.5	5.1	–	–	–	22.8	7.7	–	2.8	–	4.7	33.4	0.7
ElectoPanel/Electomanía	26–28 May 2018	1,425	4.2	32.2	2.1	–	5.3	–	17.9	7.5	–	0.7	–	13.4	16.7	14.3
SocioMétrica/El Español	19–29 Mar 2018	1,000	2.0	18.0	2.0	–	–	–	9.0	–	–	–	6.0	21.0	42.0	9.0

Delegate estimations

Source	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Delegates					Percentage
						Other /None /Unknown					Other /None /Unknown
Congress election	21 Jul 2018	3,082	1,701	1,250	–	131		55.2	40.6	–	4.3
Demoscopia Servicios/OKDiario^[63]	20 Jul 2018	3,082	1,751	1,331	–	–		56.8	43.2	–	–
Casado's campaign^[64] ^[65] ^[66]	20 Jul 2018	3,082	2,198	777	–	107		71.3	25.2	–	3.5
Santamaría's campaign	20 Jul 2018	3,082	?	1,950	–	?		?	63.0	–	?
Casado's campaign^[67] ^[68] ^[69]	17 Jul 2018	3,082	2,100	836	–	146		68.1	27.1	–	4.7
Santamaría's campaign^[70]	17 Jul 2018	3,082	<1,350	1,850	–	?		<45.0	60.0	–	?
Casado's campaign^[71]	12 Jul 2018	3,082	2,156	800	–	126		70.0	26.0	–	4.0
Electomanía^[72]	7 Jul 2018	2,718	672	1,196	850	–		24.7	44.0	31.3	–
El Español^[73]	7 Jul 2018	2,615	882	1,008	725	–		33.7	38.5	27.7	–
ABC^[74]	6 Jul 2018	2,612	684	1,369	559	–		26.2	52.4	21.4	–
El País^[75]	6 Jul 2018	2,503	645	1,149	709	–		25.8	45.9	28.3	–

Results

Overall

Summary of the 5–21 July 2018 PP congress results

Candidate		Primary		Congress
				President		Board
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Pablo Casado	19,954	34.27	1,701	57.29	1,689	56.91
	Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría	21,512	36.95	1,250	42.10	1,251	42.15
	María Dolores de Cospedal	15,092	25.92	colspan="4"
	José Manuel García-Margallo	688	1.18	colspan="4"
	José Ramón García-Hernández	671	1.15	colspan="4"
	Elio Cabanes	185	0.32	colspan="4"
Blank ballots		119	0.20	18	0.61	28	0.94
Total		58,221		2,969		2,968
Valid votes		58,221	99.86	2,969	99.87	2,968	99.90
Invalid votes		83	0.14	4	0.13	3	0.10
Votes cast / turnout		58,304	86.91	2,973	96.46	2,971	96.40
Abstentions		8,779	13.09	109	3.54	111	3.60
Registered voters		67,083		3,082		3,082
Sources^[76] ^[77] ^[78]

By region

Region	Electorate	Turnout	Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría		Pablo Casado		María Dolores de Cospedal		José Manuel García-Margallo		José Ramón García- Hernández		Elio Cabanes
			Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Andalusia	11,835	86.66	5,581	54.48	1,663	16.23	2,907	28.37	60	0.59	31	0.30	3	0.03
Aragon	2,105	86.79	419	23.09	712	39.23	654	36.03	5	0.28	23	1.27	2	0.11
Asturias	2,189	82.87	529	29.23	368	20.33	893	49.34	15	0.83	4	0.22	1	0.06
Balearic Islands	2,826	83.33	770	32.72	1,102	46.83	426	18.10	43	1.83	9	0.38	3	0.13
Basque Country	595	94.79	312	56.12	124	22.30	100	17.99	13	2.34	7	1.26	0	0.00
Canary Islands	2,329	88.11	1,138	55.54	447	21.82	433	21.13	23	1.12	6	0.29	2	0.10
Cantabria	1,465	95.84	752	53.79	412	29.47	213	15.24	11	0.79	8	0.57	2	0.14
Castile and León	6,794	84.13	2,859	50.18	2,049	35.96	566	9.93	46	0.81	169	2.97	9	0.16
Castilla–La Mancha	4,976	91.00	423	9.37	1,115	24.69	2,922	64.70	31	0.69	24	0.53	1	0.02
Catalonia	1,759	84.71	296	19.99	736	49.70	371	25.05	29	1.96	48	3.24	1	0.07
Ceuta	244	86.48	12	5.71	29	13.81	167	79.52	2	0.95	0	0.00	0	0.00
Extremadura	1,626	88.99	399	27.59	511	35.34	506	34.99	18	1.24	8	0.55	4	0.28
Galicia	4,564	87.25	1,104	27.94	1,160	29.35	1,560	39.47	84	2.13	36	0.91	8	0.20
La Rioja	2,082	78.19	686	42.74	672	41.87	181	11.28	19	1.18	47	2.93	0	0.00
Madrid	9,949	82.97	1,613	19.65	4,487	54.67	1,811	22.06	137	1.67	153	1.86	7	0.09
Melilla	401	91.27	288	78.69	63	17.21	10	2.73	5	1.37	0	0.00	0	0.00
Murcia	2,180	86.28	634	33.81	1,065	56.80	133	7.09	19	1.01	11	0.59	13	0.69
Navarre	211	81.52	39	22.67	80	46.51	51	29.65	0	0.00	2	1.16	0	0.00
Valencian Community	8,953	93.33	3,658	43.82	3,159	37.85	1,188	14.23	128	1.53	85	1.02	129	1.55
Total	67,083	86.91	21,512	37.02	19,954	34.34	15,092	25.98	688	1.18	671	1.15	185	0.32

By province

Province	Electorate	Turnout	Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría		Pablo Casado		María Dolores de Cospedal		José Manuel García-Margallo		José Ramón García- Hernández		Elio Cabanes
			Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
A Coruña	1,596	85.90	317	23.41	415	30.65	574	42.39	34	2.51	11	0.81	3	0.22
Álava	224	97.32	162	75.70	45	21.03	4	1.87	2	0.93	1	0.47	0	0.00
Albacete	714	96.50	30	4.37	107	15.57	547	79.62	1	0.15	2	0.29	0	0.00
Alicante	3,593	94.02	1,525	45.19	1,115	33.04	649	19.23	57	1.69	19	0.56	10	0.30
Almería	1,627	86.17	407	29.05	178	12.71	804	57.39	6	0.43	6	0.43	0	0.00
Asturias	2,189	82.87	529	29.23	368	20.33	893	49.34	15	0.83	4	0.22	1	0.06
Ávila	638	90.13	98	17.04	306	53.22	36	6.26	4	0.70	131	22.78	0	0.00
Badajoz	874	87.99	223	29.04	317	41.28	216	28.13	5	0.65	5	0.65	2	0.26
Barcelona	1,224	82.92	166	16.42	495	48.96	292	28.88	20	1.98	37	3.66	1	0.10
Biscay	283	93.64	102	39.08	61	23.37	87	33.33	7	2.68	4	1.53	0	0.00
Burgos	801	87.64	353	50.50	290	41.49	37	5.29	11	1.57	6	0.86	2	0.29
Cáceres	752	90.16	176	25.96	194	28.61	290	42.77	13	1.92	3	0.44	2	0.29
Cádiz	1,405	83.27	749	64.13	210	17.98	187	16.01	16	1.37	6	0.51	0	0.00
Cantabria	1,465	95.84	752	53.79	412	29.47	213	15.24	11	0.79	8	0.57	2	0.14
Castellón	1,893	90.33	675	39.54	917	53.72	84	4.92	18	1.05	12	0.70	1	0.06
Ceuta	244	86.48	12	5.71	29	13.81	167	79.52	2	0.95	0	0.00	0	0.00
Ciudad Real	1,069	93.64	123	12.30	343	34.30	521	52.10	7	0.70	6	0.60	0	0.00
Córdoba	876	93.95	254	30.86	236	28.68	324	39.37	2	0.24	6	0.73	1	0.12
Cuenca	788	91.50	81	11.33	111	15.52	517	72.31	4	0.56	2	0.28	0	0.00
El Hierro	95	87.37	66	79.52	16	19.28	0	0.00	1	1.20	0	0.00	0	0.00
Formentera	21	95.24	12	60.00	7	35.00	1	5.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00
Fuerteventura	166	91.57	112	73.68	9	5.92	30	19.74	1	0.66	3	0.00	0	0.00
Gipuzkoa	88	92.05	48	59.26	18	22.22	9	11.11	4	4.94	2	2.47	0	0.00
Girona	109	92.66	72	72.73	11	11.11	13	13.13	3	3.03	0	0.00	0	0.00
Gran Canaria	814	95.09	399	51.62	185	23.93	179	23.16	9	1.16	0	0.00	1	0.13
Granada	999	95.60	388	40.71	209	21.93	337	35.36	18	1.89	0	0.00	0	1.10
Guadalajara	415	93.01	22	5.70	109	28.24	246	63.73	2	0.52	7	1.81	0	0.00
Huelva	715	97.20	598	86.04	82	11.80	15	2.16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00
Huesca	572	86.89	183	37.20	218	44.31	74	15.04	3	0.61	13	2.64	1	0.20
Ibiza	369	93.77	157	45.38	155	44.80	25	7.23	6	1.73	2	0.58	1	0.29
Jaén	841	92.15	274	35.49	155	20.08	337	43.65	3	0.39	3	0.39	0	0.00
La Gomera	42	90.48	2	5.26	5	13.16	31	81.58	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00
La Palma	312	91.35	168	59.15	91	32.04	18	6.34	5	1.76	2	0.70	0	0.00
La Rioja	2,082	78.19	686	42.74	672	41.87	181	11.28	19	1.18	47	2.93	0	0.00
Lanzarote	63	92.06	25	43.86	4	7.02	26	45.61	2	3.51	0	0.00	0	0.00
León	1,030	80.87	427	51.45	283	34.10	102	12.29	8	0.96	6	0.72	4	0.48
Lleida	187	82.35	17	11.04	84	54.55	51	33.12	2	1.30	0	0.00	0	0.00
Lugo	1,383	87.71	290	24.03	396	32.81	492	40.76	25	2.07	3	0.25	1	0.08
Madrid	9,949	82.97	1,613	19.65	4,487	54.67	1,811	22.06	137	1.67	153	1.86	7	0.09
Málaga	2,048	83.59	1,223	71.48	370	21.62	107	6.25	7	0.41	4	0.23	0	0.00
Mallorca	1,975	87.65	527	30.46	808	46.71	354	20.46	32	1.85	7	0.40	2	0.12
Melilla	401	91.27	288	78.69	63	17.21	10	2.73	5	1.37	0	0.00	0	0.00
Menorca	461	55.97	74	28.79	132	51.36	46	17.90	5	1.95	0	0.00	0	0.00
Murcia	2,180	86.28	634	33.81	1,065	56.80	133	7.09	19	1.01	11	0.59	13	0.69
Navarre	211	81.52	39	22.67	80	46.51	51	29.65	0	0.00	2	1.16	0	0.00
Ourense	516	94.57	206	42.47	94	19.38	177	36.49	4	0.82	3	0.62	1	0.21
Palencia	529	91.68	188	39.00	268	55.60	19	3.94	4	0.83	3	0.62	0	0.00
Pontevedra	1,069	85.13	291	32.12	255	28.15	317	34.99	21	2.32	19	2.10	3	0.33
Salamanca	889	74.02	398	60.86	194	29.66	58	8.87	3	0.46	1	0.15	0	0.00
Segovia	295	92.54	178	65.20	66	24.18	25	9.16	2	0.73	2	0.73	0	0.00
Seville	3,324	81.95	1,688	62.01	223	8.19	796	29.24	8	0.29	6	0.22	1	0.04
Soria	413	74.58	136	44.30	127	41.37	37	12.05	4	1.30	3	0.98	0	0.00
Tarragona	239	92.05	41	18.89	146	67.28	15	6.91	4	1.84	11	5.07	0	0.00
Tenerife	837	79.09	366	55.29	137	20.69	149	22.51	5	0.76	4	0.60	1	0.15
Teruel	353	90.65	72	22.57	159	49.84	83	26.02	1	0.31	3	0.94	1	0.31
Toledo	1,990	86.98	167	9.66	445	25.75	1,091	63.14	17	0.98	7	0.41	1	0.06
Valencia	3,467	94.26	1,458	44.66	1,127	34.52	455	13.94	53	1.62	54	1.65	118	3.61
Valladolid	1,580	82.53	637	48.92	422	32.41	215	16.51	8	0.61	17	1.31	3	0.23
Zamora	619	93.38	444	77.08	93	16.15	37	6.42	2	0.35	0	0.00	0	0.00
Zaragoza	1,180	85.59	164	16.33	335	33.37	497	49.50	1	0.10	7	0.70	0	0.00
Total	67,083	86.91	21,512	37.02	19,954	34.34	15,092	25.98	688	1.18	671	1.15	185	0.32

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Notes and References

1. News: Hernández . Marisol . 5 June 2018 . Rajoy se va: "Es lo mejor para mí, para el PP y para España" . es . El Mundo . Madrid . 5 June 2018.
2. News: de Diego . Sara . Collado . Ángel . 5 June 2018 . Rajoy dimite como presidente del PP: "Es lo mejor para mí, para el partido y para España" . es . El Confidencial . 5 June 2018.
3. News: EFE . 5 June 2018 . PP celebrará el próximo lunes la Junta para convocar congreso extraordinario . es . La Vanguardia . Madrid . 5 June 2018.
4. News: Europa Press . 4 July 2018 . El PP cierra en 66.706 el número de afiliados que finalmente votará en las primarias . es . El Economista . 5 July 2018.
5. News: Collado . Ángel . 26 June 2018 . Sólo 66.384 militantes del PP (el 7,6 %) se inscriben para votar al sucesor de Rajoy . es . El Confidencial . 26 June 2018.
6. News: Mateo . Juan José . 26 June 2018 . Solo el 7,6% de los afiliados del PP elegirán al sucesor de Rajoy . es . El País . Madrid . 26 June 2018.
7. News: 21 July 2018 . Spain: People's Party picks Pablo Casado as new leader . Al Jazeera . 22 July 2018.
8. News: Junquera . Natalia . 21 July 2018 . Pablo Casado vence en el congreso del PP y consuma el giro a la derecha . es . El País . Madrid . 4 November 2021.
9. Web site: Alianza Popular / Partido Popular . es . Historia Electoral.com . 16 March 2023.
10. Web site: Estatutos del Partido Popular, aprobados por el 18 Congreso . es . PP . 6 November 2021.
11. News: 8 June 2018 . El artículo de los estatutos del PP que permite nombrar al sucesor de Rajoy por aclamación . es . El Confidencial Digital . 6 November 2021.
12. News: 16 June 2018 . El voto directo de los militantes, baza de Santamaría para medirse con el 'aparato' . es . El Confidencial . 20 June 2018.
13. News: 20 June 2018 . Así elegirá el PP a su futuro líder . es . El País . 20 June 2018.
14. News: 13 July 2018 . El PP votará a su presidente el sábado 21 con 3.082 compromisarios, un día después de escuchar a Rajoy . es . ABC . 14 July 2018.
15. News: 20 June 2018 . El calendario de la sucesión en el PP . eldiario.es . es . 20 June 2018.
16. News: 19 June 2018 . Proceso de elección de precandidatos y compromisarios del PP . El País . es . 20 June 2018.
17. Web site: 19 June 2018 . Calendario y plazos para el XIX Congreso Nacional Extraordinario del Partido Popular . PP . es . 20 June 2018.
18. News: 18 June 2018 . Pablo Casado anuncia su candidatura para presidir el PP . es . El País . 18 June 2018.
19. News: 19 June 2018 . Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría anuncia su candidatura para presidir el PP: "Me ofrezco para conseguir la unidad" . es . eldiario.es . 19 June 2018.
20. News: 20 June 2018 . Ya son 7 los candidatos a presidir el PP: se suma el valenciano Elio Cabanes Sanchís . es . El Confidencial . 20 June 2018.
21. News: 19 June 2018 . Cospedal también se presenta a liderar el PP y recrudece la batalla interna con Sáenz de Santamaría . es . eldiario.es . 19 June 2018.
22. News: 18 June 2018 . Margallo se suma a Casado y García y presenta su candidatura a suceder a Rajoy . es . El Confidencial . 18 June 2018.
23. News: 16 June 2018 . El diputado por Ávila José Ramón García-Hernández anuncia su candidatura al congreso del PP . es . ABC . 16 June 2018.
24. News: 18 June 2018 . Bayo entrega los avales como candidato para presidir el PP . es . El Confidencial . 18 June 2018.
25. News: 22 June 2018 . Bayo no cumple con los 100 avales y la Comisión Organizadora le da 24 horas para subsanar errores . es . eldiario.es . 25 June 2018.
26. News: 25 June 2018 . El PP rechaza la candidatura de José Luis Bayo por no cumplir los requisitos . es . El Mundo . 26 June 2018.
27. News: Sanz . Gabriel . 29 January 2018 . Quién es quién en la (posible) sucesión de Rajoy . es . Voz Pópuli . 7 November 2021.
28. News: 6 June 2018 . Alonso se descarta como sustituto de Rajoy y dice que las "pintorescas" propuestas de Aznar están "alejadísimas" del PP . es . Europa Press . 18 June 2018.
29. News: 20 June 2018 . Primeros apoyos públicos a candidatos del PP: Méndez de Vigo, Báñez y De la Serna se decantan por Santamaría . es . Diariocrítico . 20 June 2018.
30. News: 20 June 2018 . Bauzá no serà candidat a presidir el PP estatal . ca . Ara Balears . 26 June 2018.
31. News: 21 March 2018 . Se apaga la luz de Cifuentes para suceder a Rajoy . es . Público . 16 June 2018.
32. News: 19 June 2018 . De la Serna se suma a la candidatura de Sáenz de Santamaría y descarta liderar el PP . es . eldiario.es . 19 June 2018.
33. News: 18 June 2018 . Feijóo renuncia a presentar su candidatura para suceder a Rajoy al frente del PP: "No puedo fallar a los gallegos" . es . eldiario.es . 18 June 2018.
34. News: 20 June 2018 . Ana Pastor descarta combatir en la batalla del PP y evita apoyar públicamente a un candidato . es . eldiario.es . 20 June 2018.
35. News: Calleja . Mariano . 24 January 2018 . Rajoy confirma que quiere volver a ser candidato . es . ABC . Madrid . 7 November 2021.
36. News: Agencias . 20 June 2018 . Santamaría exhibe apoyos públicos y Casado responde con avales . es . La Vanguardia . Madrid . 18 March 2022.
37. News: Del Riego . Carmen . 21 June 2018 . Los candidatos del PP exhiben su fuerza para partir como favoritos . es . La Vanguardia . Madrid . 18 March 2022.
38. News: Casado ganaría con un 55,2% y Soraya quedaría en un 39,8% si los militantes votasen mañana . es . OKDiario . 20 July 2018.
39. News: Primarias del PP: Empate técnico entre Sáenz de Santamaría y Casado . es . La Razón . 15 July 2018.
40. News: ¿A quién prefiere como presidente del PP? . es . La Razón . 15 July 2018.
41. News: El 60% de los votantes del PP prefiere a Santamaría . es . El Mundo . 16 July 2018.
42. Web site: electoPanel: los españoles creen que ganará Casado las primarias del PP, pero prefieren a Soraya . es . Electomanía . 11 July 2018.
43. Web site: La última encuesta: Cospedal gana las Primarias con un 34,6%, seguida de Casado (30,9%) y Soraya (30%) . es . OKDiario . 4 July 2018.
44. News: El 45% de los votantes del PP apoya a Sáenz de Santamaría como sustituta de Rajoy . es . El Confidencial . 2 July 2018.
45. News: Casado encabeza las primarias con un 34%, seguido de Cospedal con un 30,9% y Soraya con un 29,6% . es . OKDiario . 26 June 2018.
46. News: Santamaría y Casado, preferidos por los votantes de PP y Cs; la izquierda quiere a Cospedal . es . El Español . 24 June 2018.
47. News: Los votantes del PP prefieren a Feijóo y el conjunto de los españoles, a Santamaría . es . El Periódico de Catalunya . 15 June 2018.
48. Web site: Encuesta Política en España. Junio de 2018 . es . GESOP . 24 June 2018.
49. News: Los votantes del PP prefieren a Feijóo como sucesor . es . La Nueva España . 16 June 2018.
50. News: Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, favorita de los españoles; Feijóo, de los votantes del PP . es . El Independiente . 16 June 2018.
51. News: Feijóo parte como favorito entre los votantes del PP para suceder a Rajoy . es . ABC . 11 June 2018.
52. News: Barómetro de laSexta: la mayoría de los encuestados no tienen claro a quién elegirían como sucesor de Rajoy . es . laSexta . 11 June 2018.
53. News: Los españoles confían más en el Gobierno de Sánchez que en el de Rajoy . es . Cadena SER . 8 June 2018.
54. Web site: El ObSERvatorio de la Cadena SER (8/ 6/ 2018) . es . MyWord . 11 June 2018.
55. Web site: electoPanel Junio (I): los españoles creen que la moción fracasará. Soraya favorita para suceder a Rajoy . es . Electomanía . 29 May 2018.
56. News: El 78,3% avala las alianzas con Cs . es . La Razón . 8 April 2018.
57. News: ¿Quién cree que es el mejor sucesor de Rajoy? . es . La Razón . 8 April 2018 . 5 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180616030455/https://estaticos1.larazon.es/binrepository/video_content_8026446_20180408055058.pdf . 16 June 2018 . dead .
58. News: El PP, sin banquillo: más del 60% no ve ningún líder para sustituir a Rajoy . es . El Español . 7 April 2018.
59. News: Santamaría, la opción preferida de los españoles para liderar el PP frente a Casado . es . El Huffington Post . 15 July 2018.
60. Web site: electoPanel: los españoles creen que ganará Casado las primarias del PP, pero prefieren a Soraya . es . Electomanía . 11 July 2018.
61. News: Más de la mitad de los españoles cree que el cambio de liderazgo será positivo para el PP . es . La Vanguardia . 13 June 2018.
62. Web site: Encuesta: Suspenso raspado a la moción de censura . es . Top Position . 8 June 2018.
63. News: 20 July 2018 . Casado lidera la votación final del PP con el 56,8% de compromisarios frente al 43,2% de Soraya . es . OKDiario . 8 November 2021.
64. News: 19 July 2018 . Los pablistas cifran ya en el 71 % el número de compromisarios que tienen garantizados . es . OKDiario . 8 November 2021.
65. News: Junquera . Natalia . 20 July 2018 . Batalla compromisario a compromisario por el poder en el PP . es . El País . Madrid . 8 November 2021.
66. News: Carpio . José A. . 21 July 2018 . La elección para suceder a Mariano Rajoy al frente del PP, minuto a minuto . es . RTVE . 8 November 2021.
67. News: Pinar . Clara . 17 July 2018 . Los apoyos que se atribuyen Santamaría y Casado suman mil compromisarios más de los existentes . es . 20 minutos . 8 November 2021.
68. News: Santos . Pilar . 17 July 2018 . Santamaría y Casado se atribuyen la victoria del congreso del PP . es . El Periódico de Catalunya . Madrid . 8 November 2021.
69. News: Servimedia . 17 July 2018 . Congreso pp. santamaría y casado entran en la 'guerra' de cifras: ambos se atribuyen más del 60% de respaldos . es . El Economista . Madrid . 8 November 2021.
70. News: Gorriarán . Ramón . 17 July 2018 . Santamaría y Casado se enzarzan en una guerra de cifras sobre sus apoyos . es . El Correo . Madrid . 8 November 2021.
71. News: Hernández . Marisol . 12 July 2018 . Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría se atribuye 800 compromisarios más que Pablo Casado . es . El Mundo . Madrid . 8 November 2021.
72. Web site: 7 July 2018 . El Mundo: Soraya controlaría el 44% de los compromisarios del PP . es . Electomanía . 8 November 2021.
73. News: Gracia . Ana I. . Marqués . Claudia . 7 July 2018 . El reparto de delegados por provincias aumenta la ventaja de Santamaría y el papel arbitral de Cospedal . es . El Español . 8 November 2021.
74. News: Calleja . Mariano . 6 July 2018 . Los afiliados del PP votan, los 3.184 delegados deciden . es . ABC . Madrid . 8 November 2021.
75. News: 6 July 2018 . La batalla por el poder en el PP . es . El País . Madrid . 8 November 2021.
76. Web site: 5 July 2018 . Resultados definitivos primarias PP . es . PP . 17 July 2018.
77. Web site: 21 July 2018 . Pablo Casado es elegido presidente del PP con el voto de 1.701 compromisarios . es . PP . 18 March 2022.
78. News: 21 July 2018 . Casado gana las primarias del PP con 1701 votos frente a los 1250 de Sáenz de Santamaría . es . eldiario.es . 21 July 2018.