May 14 Sami Zaptia

Over 1.82 million voters registered by the end of Sunday

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 14 May:Sources at Libya’s High National Election Commission (HNEC) head office revealed to Libya Herald today that by the end...

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May 13 Michel Cousins

Election candidate murdered near Obari

Tripoli, 13 May:A local candidate from Murzuk was murdered today shortly after registering to stand in the 19 June elections.Khaled Abu Salah was atta...

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Election registration deadline extended by 1 week - until 21 May
May 13 Sami Zaptia

Election registration deadline extended by 1 week - until 21 May

By Sami Zaptia and Nihal Zaroug.Tripoli, 13 May:Libya’s High National Election Commission (HNEC) announced Sunday afternoon (13 May) that it was exten...

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May 13 Sami Zaptia

Elections: 1346 candidates registered so far; Election free phone enquiry number 1441 set up

Celebration at the HNEC as registered voters passes 1 million markBy Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 13 May:Operations Manager at the Higher National Election Co...

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Voting is ‘an Islamic duty’ and a ‘right for men and women’ – Sadik Al-Ghariani
May 12 Sami Zaptia

Voting is ‘an Islamic duty’ and a ‘right for men and women’ – Sadik Al-Ghariani

1.25 million Libyans registered to vote by Thursday, 10 MayTripoli, 12 May:With only two days to go to the voter registration deadline, over 1.25 mill...

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May 10 Sami Zaptia

Over 800,000 Libyans registered to vote, 2 guards shot dead at Prime Minister’s office

Tripoli, 10 May:By Sami Zaptia.The scheduled weekly official press conference of Wednesday 9 May was overshadowed by the previous day’s hastily schedu...

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May 8 Sami Zaptia

Elections dominate Cabinet meeting

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 8 May:In the officially released summary of the most recent (18th) Ordinary Meeting of Libya’s Cabinet, held on Wednesday 2 Ma...

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May 6 Michel Cousins

Libyan voter registration – is there enough time?

By Yolanda Zaptia.Tripoli, 6 May:Voter and candidate registration centres opened across Libya on 1 May. For the majority of Libyans who have only know...

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May 6 Michel Cousins

Election observers organised

Tripoli, 6 May:As Libya prepares for next month’s elections, a coalition of civil society organisations has launched the Shahed Network for election o...

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May 5 Michel Cousins

Tripoli local elections postponed till after General Election; election committee reshuffled

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 5 May:According to Tripoli Local Council (TLC) sources, it has been decided that Tripoli's local elections will now take place a...

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