Libya

Articles about voting issues in Libya.

Voters register to vote in landmark elections | chicagotribune.com

May 032012
A Libyan woman registers to vote in the North African country's upcoming elections at a registration centre set up in a school in Tripol

Libyans began registering on Tuesday to vote in June elections for a national assembly, as the country prepared for its first free polls following the removal of Muammar Gaddafi. One registration centre at a Tripoli school was closed after armed former rebel fighters turned up in pickup trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns. About 1,500 registration centers have been set up across the country for the landmark polls, after which Libya will have a new constitution. People queued up outside, holding their national identity papers and centers for candidate registration also were opened. Read More »

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Libya leader says government to stay put until elections | Reuters

May 012012

Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) decided on Sunday to keep the interim government in power in the run up to a June election, its leader said, quashing rumors of a reshuffle that has sowed uncertainty in the strife-torn state. The NTC is the unelected body internationally recognized as the ultimate power in the country after the overthrow of dictator Muammar Gaddafi last year. Read More »

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Libya Comments Off Topics: Muammar Gaddafi, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, National Transitional Council

Violence puts poll timing at risk: analysts | Daily Times

Apr 122012

Violence in Libya risks escalating and could even derail elections if the interim government fails to impose its authority by disarming militias and strengthening the judiciary, analysts say. In the southern desert cities of Sabha and Kufra, clashes pitting Arabs against non-Arab tribesmen have cost more than 250 lives since February, according to an AFP tally based on official estimates. Inter-communal fighting in Libya’s west last week left at least 20 people dead and hundreds wounded before the government secured a ceasefire with the help of the nascent army and revolutionary brigades. The unrest coupled with calls for autonomy in the east has raised concerns over the ruling National Transitional Council’s grip on power in the country where decades of dictatorship left an institutional void. Read More »

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Libya Comments Off Topics: Constituent Assembly, election violence, National Transitional Council

NTC chief threatens to resign ‘if elections fail’ as tribal clashes flare | Al Arabiya

Apr 062012
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The head of Libya’s interim government and revolutionary figure, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, said on Wednesday he would stand down if the country’s upcoming elections run off course. In the wake of fresh unrest between former Libyan rebels, Jalil said in an interview with Al Arabiya that “strong force will be used against those who threaten the security of Libyans. I plan to resign if the elections fail,” the National Transitional Council chief added, revealing that the vote for a constituent assembly has been scheduled for June 19. The remarks came at the close of a third day of clashes near the border of Tunisia which has claimed at least 26 lives, according to Al Arabiya. “We will not allow Libyan blood to continue to be spilled,” Jalil said. Read More »

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Libya Comments Off Topics: Mustafa Abdul Jalil, National Transitional Council

Elections in Libya's Misrata show a splintered nation | CTV News

Feb 232012
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Four months after the death of Moammar Gadhafi, the people of Misrata were frustrated by stalled reforms. They played a key role in overthrowing the Libyan dictator of 42 years, and were impatient to see the changes they shed blood for. Revolutionaries accused the self-appointed city council that came to power early in the uprising of deeply rooted corruption, allegations which the council head denied. They staged a sit-in on the council’s steps, got the members to resign and call new elections, which were held on Monday. The vote was the first experiment in real democracy anywhere in Libya, and the fact that it happened here only demonstrated the newfound clout of Misrata, Libya’s third-largest city, on the national political scene. Read More »

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Libya Comments Off Topics: Misrata, Moammar Gadhafi, National Transitional Council

Elections in city that defeated Gadhafi siege a window into splintering of the country | The Washington Post

Feb 222012

Four months after the death of Moammar Gadhafi, the people of Misrata were frustrated by stalled reforms. They played a key role in overthrowing the Libyan dictator of 42 years, and were impatient to see the changes they shed blood for. Revolutionaries accused the self-appointed city council that came to power early in the uprising of deeply rooted corruption, allegations which the council head denied. They staged a sit-in on the council’s steps, got the members to resign and call new elections, which were held on Monday. Read More »

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Libya Comments Off Topics: election administration, Misrata, Moammar Gadhafi, National Transitional Council

Election commission sworn in | PressTV

Feb 132012
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Members of the newly-established Libyan election commission have been sworn in during a ceremony in the capital Tripoli. Senior Libyan officials, including the chairman of the National Transitional Council (NTC), Mustafa Abdel Jalil, attended the event on Sunday. The commission will help put in place a process for an election in June, which is expected to determine the members of Libya’s new National Assembly. The elections are to mark the country’s first free polls. Read More »

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Libya Comments Off Topics: election commission, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, National Transitional Council

Citizens linked to Muammar Gaddafi can't run in election: draft bill | National Post

Jan 032012
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Libyans with ties to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi will be banned from running in elections under a bill drafted by the country’s new rulers. Academics who wrote about Gaddafi’s “Green Book,” containing his musings on politics, economics and everyday life, will also be barred from running under the draft law, published online by the National Transitional Council (NTC) on Sunday night.

“This is a very important law because people are complaining that some of Gaddafi’s figures still occupy high positions,” said Abeir Imnena, a university professor among a number of legal experts, judges and lawyers involved in drafting the bill. “This is to tell people that there’s no room for them [Gaddafi supporters].” Read More »

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Libya Comments Off Topics: ballot access, Green Book, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council

Libya paves the way for elections | CBS News

Oct 252011

Libya’s interim leaders are moving to put the war-torn country back together. A declaration of liberation is expected Sunday. On Saturday acting Prime Minister Makhmoud Jibril resigned, clearing the way for an interim government and elections. CBS News Elizabeth Palmer in Tripoli has the latest. Just before stepping down, Libya’s interim prime minister also set an ambitious deadline for elections.

“The first election after the liberating of the country, which should take place today, should be within a period of eight months, maximum,” he said. Read More »

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New rulers set out steps to elections | Reuters

Sep 022011

Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) has set out steps leading to democratic elections monitored by the United Nations within 18 months.

The plan goes into effect with a “declaration of liberation” which the NTC has not defined precisely, though NTC chairman Abdel Mustafa Jalil told reporters the conditions for such a declaration included the capture or death of Muammar Gaddafi.

The NTC’s Constitution Declaration for governing during the transitional period sets out the main guidelines for the way the country is to be overseen as it emerges from six months of war. Read More »

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Libya Comments Off Topics: Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, United Nations

Leaders promise elections next year | Telegraph

Aug 252011

The National Transitional Council promised to hold elections next April to choose a permanent government for the nation ruled by Muammar Gaddafi for 42 years.

Mustafa Abdel Jalil, the TNC chairman made the promise as world leaders prepared to meet to discuss Libya’s future after Gaddafi. “In eight months we will hold legislative and presidential elections,” Mr Jalil said. Read More »

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Libya Comments Off Topics: Muammar Gaddafi, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, National Transitional Council

Gadhafi's Offer To Hold Elections Rejected | Wall Street Journal

Jun 182011

Colonel Moammar Gadhafi’s son said the strongman was willing to hold free elections and step aside if he loses, while Russia and China urged the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to “meticulously adhere” to United Nations’ resolutions authorizing force in the war-torn country.

The moves, which come amid mounting international pressure to find a resolution to Libya’s four-month conflict, could test the unity of alliance states seeking the regime’s ouster. Read More »

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