# 1994 PSOE federal party congress

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 |
| 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

Summary of the 19−20 March 1994 congress results :
| Candidate | Candidate | Secretary | Secretary | Executive | Executive |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Felipe González | Unopposed | Unopposed | 763 | 91.16 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | — | — | 74 | 8.84 |
| Total | Total | — | — | 837 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | — | — | 837 | 100.00 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | — | — | 0 | 0.00 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | — | — | 837 | 94.26 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | — | — | 51 | 5.74 |
| Total delegates | Total delegates | 888 | | 888 | |
| Sources ||||||
Vote by delegates
González
91.16%
Blank ballots
8.84% :