Government (Gibraltar)
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     Long-form name:
         none
     Digraph:
         f Assembly *** last held on 24 March 1988 (next to be held March 1992);
         results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (18 total, 15 elected) SL 8,
         GCL/AACR 7
     Type:
         dependent territory of the UK
     Capital:
         Gibraltar
     Administrative divisions:
         none (dependent territory of the UK)
     Independence:
         none (dependent territory of the UK)
     Constitution:
         30 May 1969
     Legal system:
         English law
     National holiday:
         Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March)
     Executive branch:
         British monarch, governor, chief minister, Gibraltar Council, Council of
         Ministers (cabinet)
     Legislative branch:
         unicameral House of Assembly
     Judicial branch:
         Supreme Court, Court of Appeal
     Leaders:
       Chief of State:
         Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor and
         Commander in Chief Adm. Sir Derek REFFELL (since NA 1989)
       Head of Government:
         Chief Minister Joe BOSSANO (since 25 March 1988)
     Political parties and leaders:
         Socialist Labor Party (SL), Joe BOSSANO; Gibraltar Labor Party/Association
         for the Advancement of Civil Rights (GCL/AACR), leader NA; Gibraltar Social
         Democrats, Peter CARUANA; Gibraltar National Party, Joe GARCIA
     Suffrage:
         universal at age 18, plus other UK subjects resident six months or more
     Elections:
       House of Assembly:
         last held on 24 March 1988 (next to be held March 1992); results - percent
         of vote by party NA; seats - (18 total, 15 elected) SL 8, GCL/AACR 7
     Other political or pressure groups:
         Housewives Association, Chamber of Commerce, Gibraltar Representatives
         Organization
     Diplomatic representation:
         none (dependent territory of the UK)
     Flag:
         two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red with a
         three-towered red castle in the center of the white band; hanging from the
         castle gate is a gold key centered in the red band