Colony’s Voters Reject Joint Sovereignty Plan
From Times Wire Reports
Gibraltarians overwhelmingly rejected a British-Spanish plan to share sovereignty of the colony, dealing a setback to London and Madrid’s attempts to heal a centuries-old dispute.
Nearly 99% of those who voted opposed the idea of Britain giving Spain a share of sovereignty over its colony attached to Spain’s southern coast. Gibraltar’s chief minister, Peter Caruana, called the referendum after Britain indicated it was in favor of sharing sovereignty.
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