The 5th General Assembly of Citizens was held between 30 April and 3 May 2020 to renovate the leading bodies of the
Citizens party (Cs) 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 between 7 and 8 March. The assembly was called following the resignation of party leader
Albert Rivera on 11 November 2019 as a result of Cs obtaining the worst electoral result of the party in the
general election held on 10 November.[1]
The assembly was originally planned to be held on 14 and 15 March, but was delayed and forced to be held telematically as a result of the outbreak of the
COVID-19 pandemic earlier that month and the enforcement of
nationwide lockdowns to reduce the spread of
SARS-CoV-2.[2][3][4]
The leadership election saw the spokesperson of the party's parliamentary group in the
Congress of Deputies,
Inés Arrimadas, becoming the new party president, winning the membership vote by almost 77% of the vote over
Vice President of Castile and LeónFrancisco Igea, who got 22.3% of the share. A Valencian member with no official post, Ximo Aparici, contested the primary getting 0.8% of the votes.
The 5th General Assembly of Citizens was held between 30 April and 3 May 2020 to renovate the leading bodies of the
Citizens party (Cs) 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 between 7 and 8 March. The assembly was called following the resignation of party leader
Albert Rivera on 11 November 2019 as a result of Cs obtaining the worst electoral result of the party in the
general election held on 10 November.[1]
The assembly was originally planned to be held on 14 and 15 March, but was delayed and forced to be held telematically as a result of the outbreak of the
COVID-19 pandemic earlier that month and the enforcement of
nationwide lockdowns to reduce the spread of
SARS-CoV-2.[2][3][4]
The leadership election saw the spokesperson of the party's parliamentary group in the
Congress of Deputies,
Inés Arrimadas, becoming the new party president, winning the membership vote by almost 77% of the vote over
Vice President of Castile and LeónFrancisco Igea, who got 22.3% of the share. A Valencian member with no official post, Ximo Aparici, contested the primary getting 0.8% of the votes.