Gibraltar goes to polls for general election

Gibraltar goes to the polls to elect a new government in the same week as the chaotic Brexit scenario in the UK.

Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo called for the vote to be held on October 17th to ensure a strong government was in place to tackle the fallout from Brexit.

Latest opinion polls suggest that the GSLP/Liberals will keep themselves in government for another four years.

Britain’s decision to leave the EU has revived controversy over Spain’s long-standing claim to the territory, although it will not change the status of Gibraltar, which is also known as “The Rock”.

During Britain’s 2016 referendum on whether to leave the EU, this tiny peninsula of some 30,000 people on Spain’s southern tip voted overwhelmingly to remain within the EU.

Via The Local.es/Gibraltar Chronicle