Federalism backers rally in Benghazi
Nov 3 George Grant

Federalism backers rally in Benghazi

A protester waves the black flag of Cyrenaica during a pro-federalism rally in Benghazi on 2 November.Benghazi, 3 November:More than 1,000 demonstrato...

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Federalists launch political party
Aug 1 Michel Cousins

Federalists launch political party

Benghazi, 1 August: Benghazi-based supporters of federalism have formed a political party in support of their ideas. According to the Federal A...

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Jul 24 Michel Cousins

National Congress to meet on 8 August: NTC

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 24 July:The newly elected National Congress is to hold its inaugural session on 8 August according to sources in the NTC.Th...

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Kufra's Tebus finally vote
Jul 11 Michel Cousins

Kufra's Tebus finally vote

Tripoli, 11 July:Tebu voters in Kufra finally managed to get to the polls yesterday, three days after the elections, after their leaders relented and...

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NTC decision on Constitutional Commission attacked
Jul 6 Michel Cousins

NTC decision on Constitutional Commission attacked

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 6 July:The head of the of Union for Homeland party, Aburrahman Sewelhi, has attacked the last-minute decision by the NTC to...

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Jul 5 Michel Cousins

NTC takes responsibility for constitution from National Conference

By Umar Khan and George Grant. Tripoli, 5 July: The National Transitional Council dropped a political bombshell on the eve of the National Conferenc...

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Mass demonstrations in Benghazi against federalists’ attack on election offices
Jul 3 George Grant

Mass demonstrations in Benghazi against federalists’ attack on election offices

By Maha EllawatiBenghazi, 3 July.Demonstrations were planned for the second day running in Benghazi today, Tuesday, against the actions of federalists...

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Major changes envisaged to production of Libya's permanent constitution
Jun 27 George Grant

Major changes envisaged to production of Libya's permanent constitution

Tripoli, 27 June:The length of time Libya's constitution-writing committee will have to produce a permanent constitution after the 7 July elections ha...

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Jun 27 Sami Zaptia

You May Have Your Elections, But Eastern Libya Will Not Settle For Second Class Status

By Nasr H. AnaiziOn the eve of the general elections the mood in Benghazi is decidedly subdued in contrast to the election euphoria in Tripoli.One out...

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Jun 3 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Elections, Federalism and Uncertainty

By Jason Pack and Ronald Bruce St John  Cryptic tweets from Al-Jazeera’s correspondent Omar al-Saleh suggest that over the past twenty days the deput...

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