[2] The PAG was led by Joseph Triay, a former member of the "Doves" in the 1960s and independent candidate in 1976 election.
It asked for a settlement with Spain, with an autonomous status for Gibraltar under Spanish sovereignty[3][4] (following the Autonomies approach in the territorial structure of Spain made possible by the Spanish Constitution of 1978).
[4] It argued that it was pro-Gibraltarian and nationalist, and against the British colonial presence, seen as obstructing the development of the territory.
On the other hand, its opponents labelled it as pro-Spanish and the "sell-out party".
[6] It nominated three candidates in the 1980 election,[7] the Triay brothers and Tito Benady,[8] obtaining poor results.