The Liberal Party of Gibraltar (Libs) is a political party in Gibraltar. It was founded in 1991[2] as the Gibraltar National Party[2] and is led by Dr. Joseph Garcia. Historically a laissez-faire, classic liberal party, it has since swung to centre-left social liberalism following their Alliance with the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP)
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In line with most liberal parties, the party describe their political philosophy as being based on notions of people deciding their own future, and are committed to Gibraltarian self-determination regarding constitutional arrangements. The party seeks city-state and dominion status for Gibraltar.[3]
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The Liberal Party of Gibraltar formed an alliance with the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party for the 2003 election to the then-House of Assembly. This alliance polled 39.7% of the vote, returning 7 out of 15 members, 2 of whom were Liberals. They again contested the 2007 elections as an alliance, with the GLP candidates polling 13.65% of the popular vote and winning 3 out of 17 seats. On December 8, 2011, the Gibraltar Liberal Party along with the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party won the 2011 general election (10/17 seats in the Gibraltar Parliament) by a narrow margin and together formed the Government of Gibraltar.
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The Liberal Party is a member of the Liberal International.[4]
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