Gibraltar Social Democrats
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The Gibraltar Social Democrats (abbreviated GSD) are a political party in Gibraltar. Their current leader is Peter Caruana, the Chief Minister of Gibraltar. The GSD has been the governing party in Gibraltar since 1996.
The party supports the current constitutional status of Gibraltar and is opposed to moves towards joint British–Spanish sovereignty, although it has traditionally been more conciliatory in its attitude to Spain than the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party, the principal opposition.
Despite the presence of the term "social democrat" in the party name, the GSD is not aligned on the political left, as is common for most parties with such a name. They are in fact a conservative party, operating on a moderate right-of-centre platform. Economically, they support reduction in taxation and duties for business.
The party merged with the Gibraltar Labour Party in 2005, retaining the GSD name. The merger was unpopular with many members of both parties, causing some high profile members to resign their membership, including deputy leader Keith Azopardi and executive member Nick Cruz, who went on to form the Progressive Democratic Party.
At the 2007 election to the Gibraltar Parliament, the GSD polled 49.33% of the vote and were returned 10 (out of 17) members, the minimum required to run the legislature.
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