The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) held its 33rd federal congress in Madrid from 18 to 20 March 1994, to renovate its governing bodiesâÂÂincluding the post of secretary-general, which amounted to that of party leaderâÂÂand establish the party platform and policy until the next congress.
The congress was notable in that, while there was no major opposition to Felipe González's re-election as party leader, it saw a major internal struggle for party control between supporters of former deputy prime minister and PSOE deputy secretary-general Alfonso Guerra (guerristas) and González's allies (renovadores, Spanish for "renovators").
The congress' resulted in a victory for the "renovators", who succeeded in wrestling organic control away from Guerra's faction.
The individuals in this section were the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but publicly denied or recanted interest in running:
Political affinity of delegates among the main internal currents, by region:
The Executive Commission was renewed by half, with González's supporters now in the majority both in the permanent committeeâÂÂwhich brought together the responsibles for each areaâÂÂand in the plenary session. Alfonso Guerra managed to retain relevant responsibilities for his supporters and relocated those who had been relieved of their duties either among the members without portfolio or within the federal committee.