Jul 8 Michel Cousins

Election: 1.7 million Libyans voted; polling continues in 8 centres today.

Tripoli, 8 July:Some 1.7 million Libyans voted in Libya on Saturday out of a potential total of 2.8 million according to the head of the High National...

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Jul 7 Michel Cousins

Federalists steal ballot papers in Ajdabiya and Brega; delay vote

By George Grant.Benghazi, 7 July:Voting in Ajdabiya was being delayed after federalists stole the ballot papers and other election material early this...

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EU team plans election assessment on Monday
Jul 6 Michel Cousins

EU team plans election assessment on Monday

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 6 July:The EU team that is monitoring and assessing the conduct of tomorrow’s National Congress elections will produce a pr...

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Jul 6 Michel Cousins

Elections in Kufra and Ajdabiya will go ahead: Elabbar

Tripoli, 6 July:There will be no postponement of tomorrow’s national elections in either Kufra or Ajdabiya despite local circumstances, the head of th...

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Jul 2 Michel Cousins

Kufra again quiet as army takes up positions

Tripoli, 2 July:The security pendulum in Kufra swung back in the direction of normality today after contingents of the national army moved into key po...

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Jul 2 Sami Zaptia

Libyan voters residing in the UK will be able to register and vote from 3 until 7 July

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 2 July:According to sources at the IOM in London, Libyans living in the UK will be able to register and vote starting from tom...

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Jul 2 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Libyan Out of Country Voting — a Fundamental or Selective Right?

By Mutaz O. Shegewi.Boston, USA, 2 July:In late April, many Libyans in the US were directed to the ‘Libyan Voters in the USA’ website, which functione...

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Jun 28 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s General National Congress Elections - in numbers

Compiled by Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 28 June:With Libya’s 7 July General National Congress Elections looming, Libya Herald has compiled some interesting n...

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Jun 18 George Grant

Elections Commission releases financial ceilings for 7 July election campaigning

Tripoli, 18 June:The High National Election Commission (HNEC) has set the financial ceilings for campaigning by both individual candidates and politic...

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Jun 11 Michel Cousins

UN Special Representative welcomes new election date

Tripoli, 11 JuneThe announcement by High National Election Commission (HNEC) that the National Congress elections will be postponed from 19 June to 7...

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