May 3 Michel Cousins

Election Commission looks again at votes for Libyans abroad

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 3 May:The Higher National Election Commission has decided to look again at the issue of Libyans abroad voting in the 19 Jun...

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May 1 Michel Cousins

The media needs to tell people about the elections

By Nafissa Assed.Tuesday, 1 May:Libyans began registering today to vote in the June elections for a national assembly, as the Libya geared up for its...

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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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Should Elections Be Postponed?
Apr 28 Michel Cousins

Should Elections Be Postponed?

By Nihal Zaroug.Tripoli, 28 April:The ongoing debate about Libya's elections includes a variety of possibilities, the most prominent of which is wheth...

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Apr 25 Michel Cousins

Election Commission chairman replaced

Tripoli, 25 April: The head of the High National Election Commission, Uthman Gajiji, has been replaced.  Four other members of the commission’s execut...

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Apr 22 Michel Cousins

455 Candidates file to run in Benghazi including 22 women

By Salah Bugazia and Sharon LynchBenghazi/Tripoli, April 22:Between 15 and 19 April, 455 candidates filed applications to run for seats on the Benghaz...

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Apr 11 Michel Cousins

Tripoli elections face delay while commission co-opts new members

By Umar Khan Tripoli April 11 The elections for Tripoli Local Council (TLC) may be delayed because of the short timetable and concerns among politic...

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Apr 6 Michel Cousins

Elections will take place on time: Election Commission spokesman

Tripoli: April 6Elections to the National Conference which will draw up the constitution (the Constituent Assembly) will definitely take place as sche...

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Mar 3 Michel Cousins

Constitutional Assembly election plans explained and debated in Tripoli : Election day on Wednesday, 20 June.

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) held a workshop for political parties on 1 March at Tripoli’s  Rixos Hotel, at which the specific date for the...

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Ali Tarhouni launches party; says he coordinates with Jibril:  Exclusive Interview
Feb 28 Michel Cousins

Ali Tarhouni launches party; says he coordinates with Jibril: Exclusive Interview

Former oil minister Ali Tarhuni launched his National Centrist Party in Tripoli on Monday ahead of the June elections for the assembly that will draw...

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