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Businesses and properties owned by the billionaire Barclay Brothers are being closed down in Sark. The billionaire Barclay brothers are closing their businesses in Sark, with the loss of 100 jobs - about a sixth of the Channel Island's population.
It is understood about 100 people have lost their jobs on the Channel Island - about a sixth of the population. The jobs are in hotels, shops, estate agents, restaurants and building firms.
The staff were employed at hotels, restaurants, estate agents, shops and building firms owned by the twins. Sir David and Sir Frederick want radical electoral reforms on Sark and object to the hereditary posts of seigneur and seneschal remaining.
Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay had been seeking electoral reforms on Sark and were objecting to the hereditary posts of seigneur and seneschal. Sark's first election to choose a democratic government for nearly 450 years was held on Wednesday.
The first election to choose a democratic government for the island for nearly 450 years was held on Wednesday. Preliminary results showed that not many of the pro-reform candidates had been successful and it looks like the recount will reveal the Chief Pleas will have a majority of elected representatives who do not want change.
A recount is currently under way because several candidates vying for the final seat came within just a few votes of each other. The results are expected later.
The seigneur is the head of the government, while the seneschal is Sark's chief judge and the president of the Chief Pleas.