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(PSOE) held its 37th federal

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from 4 to 6 July 2008, to renovate its governing bodies—including the post of secretary-general, which amounted to that of

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—and establish the

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and policy until the next congress. It was held shortly after the party's victory in the 2008 general election and saw

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (; born 4 August 1960) is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was the Prime Minister of Spain being elected for two terms, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. O ...

being re-elected unopposed for a third term as party secretary-general, with 98.5% of the delegate vote in the congress (941 votes) and 1.5% of blank ballots (14).

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Uncontested elections