Who would be the best person to lead Gibraltar as Chief Minister in the event of a PP/Vox win in the Spanish General Election of 29th November?
A hypothetical: if PP and Vox win Spain’s general election, relations with Madrid could change quickly. Who do you think is best placed to lead Gibraltar through that? Members only, one vote each.
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Dr Joseph Garcia
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Fabian Picardo
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Gemma Arias-Vasquez
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Damian Bossino
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Keith Azopardi
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Sir Peter Caruana
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Sir Joe Bossano
25 people have voted · 20 comments
20 comments
If Madrid takes a harder line, you want someone who already knows every clause of the treaty talks inside out. Continuity matters more than ever in that scenario.
👍❤️ 14@Carlos Pitaluga continuity is one argument, but a new government in Madrid might respond better to a fresh face across the table.
👍 6@Hannah Levy maybe, but nobody gets a honeymoon from Vox. Experience is what counts when the frontier is at stake.
👍 4Keith Azopardi has been making the case for a different approach for a long time. A change in Madrid could be the moment for a change here too.
👍 14A new Spanish government and a new Chief Minister at the same time would mean a lot of uncertainty at once.
😂 4@Paul Gonzalez or a clean start on both sides. It depends how you look at it.
😂👍 6Nice to see Gemma Arias-Vasquez and Damian Bossino on the list. Whoever leads next will need a new generation behind them, whichever party they come from.
❤️👍 13Yes, more young voices in this conversation please. Most of us under 35 have only known the open frontier.
@Zara Khubchandani and the four-freedoms generation will be the ones living with whatever gets agreed.
👍 1Honestly the most important thing is that whoever it is keeps the frontier flowing for the thousands who cross it every day. Party colours matter less than that.
👍😡❤️ 13@Sophie Hernandez well said. Thanks everyone for keeping this one civil, it is a big question.
👍😂 4Damian Bossino comes across well when he talks about the economy. If things get difficult at the border, business confidence will be the first thing to go.
👍😮❤️ 11Sir Peter Caruana dealt with Madrid through some very difficult years. If things turn frosty, an experienced hand who has seen it before is worth a lot.
❤️👍 8@James Sacarello it is a hypothetical poll, but I would be surprised if he wanted to come back to front-line politics.
@Ryan Olivero true, but the question is who would be best, not who is likely. On that measure he deserves to be on the list.
😂 3Dr Garcia has spent years on the European side of all this. In a tough negotiation, a calm and detail-focused approach could be exactly what is needed.
👍😢 8Agree. A lot of this will be fought in Brussels as much as in Madrid.
👍😮 4Sir Joe Bossano has been through every chapter of Gibraltar’s relationship with Spain. Nobody would out-stubborn him at a negotiating table 😄
😂😢👍 4Stubborn might be exactly the job description if Vox ends up in government.
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