2008 Election
As traditionally the prime ministerial candidate of each party is the leader of the Madrid list, PSOE's, PP's and IU's lists were led by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Mariano Rajoy and Gaspar Llamazares respectively. In many political parties it is usually the number two on these lists who are considered the leader and left for discussion within the regional party branches. The current Second Vice-President Pedro Solbes was offered this position with confederal environment Secretary of the Workers' Commissions trade union, Joaquin Nieto being offered that position for IU Manuel Pizzarro, former Chairman of ENDESA, was chosen to run as number two in the Madrid list of the Peoples' Party, his draft was announced at the time that current Mayor Madrid Alberto Ruiz Gallardón was rejected for taking part in the party list.
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