The Isola Group was a right-wing political faction in

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in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was led by brothers

Peter Isola Peter Joseph Isola, OBE, GMH (Gibraltar, 1929 – 28 January 2006 ), was a Gibraltarian politician and lawyer. He succeeded Maurice Xiberras as leader of the Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar (DPBG). Early life and career Isola was b ...

and William Isola, and was deemed to represent the business community.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p326

History

The Group was formed prior to the 1969 elections, in which it won three of the 15 seats in the

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. Although the

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emerged as the largest party with seven seats, the

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and the Isola Group between them held eight seats, and were able to form a government led by

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. In 1972 one of the Group's members defected, triggering an early elections. The Isola Group lost all three seats, and subsequently disbanded. Peter Isola later returned to politics as the leader of the

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.McHale, p325

References

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