The contenders for Prime Minister: Dr Mohamed Berween
Sep 10 Michel Cousins

The contenders for Prime Minister: Dr Mohamed Berween

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 10 September: Mohamed Berween would probably be one of the first to admit that he is not a frontrunner in the election to b...

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Aug 2 Michel Cousins

Election of new Misrata council chairman sparks anti-Muslim Brotherhood protest

By Tahir Zaroog.Misrata, 2 August:Misrata's new council chairman, Dr Salim Beit AlmalMisrata councillors elected Dr Salim Beit Almal as chairman of Mi...

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Jul 28 Michel Cousins

Post-Elections Libya: An Opportunity for an Inclusive and Democratic Social Contract

By Amr Ben Halim and Gilbert Doumit Libya’s recent elections on 7 July resulted in a 200-member General National Congress that will be entrusted with...

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Benghazi: Local council elections - the first test?
Apr 28 Michel Cousins

Benghazi: Local council elections - the first test?

Salah Ben Ali has lived all his life in Benghazi.  An administrator with an international NGO based in Libya, he also writes for the Benghazi-based ne...

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A closer look at the Misrata election: What lessons can Libya learn from it? Part II
Mar 7 Michel Cousins

A closer look at the Misrata election: What lessons can Libya learn from it? Part II

The first part of this two-part article described how Misrata-born Texas A&M University professor and department chair Mohamed Berween, borrowing...

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A closer look at the Misrata election: What lessons can Libya learn from it?
Mar 5 Michel Cousins

A closer look at the Misrata election: What lessons can Libya learn from it?

by Sharon Lynch “You know, Sharon, every time I remember that the elections are coming I feel so sad, I get scared….I never voted before….I don't kno...

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Voting starts in Misrata
Feb 20 Michel Cousins

Voting starts in Misrata

Voters headed to the polls today in war-shattered Misrata to elect 28 councillors to run the city.  It is the first council elections there for over 4...

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