Libyan elections underway
Elections are underway despite the actions of federalists in the East of Libya in the East of Libya who have called for a boycott. A helicopter carrying election materials was shot at and an election official killed and oil terminals were closed in the East of the country, but peaceful elections are going ahead.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Libyan-election...
There are 142 parties fielding 1,206 candidates in the election.Eighty out of 200 seats in the assembly have been allocated to party representatives. The party with the top votes will have to reach out to 120 independents and smaller parties to dominate the legislature. Altogether, 3,707 candidates are running in 72 districts across the country.
The incoming congress will have legislative powers and appoint an interim government. But it no longer has the right to appoint a constituent authority, under a last-minute amendment issued by the National Transitional Council (NTC.)
Unencumbered with the normal electoral plethora of opinion polls and ideological debate it is impossible to predict the outcome. It is possible that islamist parties may win a substantial number of votes but the exact result. will only be known on Sunday at the earliest.
The main thing is that the vote is going ahead and this in itself is an achievement given recent militia based disorder. Results will not be announced until Sunday at the earliest.
The incoming congress will have legislative powers and appoint an interim government. But it no longer has the right to appoint a constituent authority, under a last-minute amendment issued by the National Transitional Council (NTC.)
Unencumbered with the normal electoral plethora of opinion polls and ideological debate it is impossible to predict the outcome. It is possible that islamist parties may win a substantial number of votes but the exact result. will only be known on Sunday at the earliest.
The main thing is that the vote is going ahead and this in itself is an achievement given recent militia based disorder. Results will not be announced until Sunday at the earliest.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Libyan-election...