5th General Assembly of Citizens (Spanish political party)

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.

5th General Assembly of Cs
7–8 March 2020 (primary)
30 April–3 May 2020 (assembly)
Registered20,713 (primary)
Turnout12,328 (59.5%) (primary)
 
Candidate Inés Arrimadas Francisco Igea Ximo Aparici
Popular vote 9,481 (76.9%) 2,752 (22.3%) 94 (0.8%)
Delegate vote Unopposed Eliminated Eliminated
President before election

Manuel García Bofill (acting)

 Elected President

Inés Arrimadas

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.

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 León Francisco 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.

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