Zawiya offers National Conference seats to Benghazi in extraordinary bid to diffuse federalism row
Jul 3 George Grant

Zawiya offers National Conference seats to Benghazi in extraordinary bid to diffuse federalism row

By George Grant.Zawiya, 3 July:The western city of Zawiya has launched an extraordinary bid to defuse pro-federalist tensions in eastern Libya by offe...

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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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"Independent" individual candidate campaigns with backing of Justice & Construction Party
Jul 2 George Grant

"Independent" individual candidate campaigns with backing of Justice & Construction Party

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 3 July:An individual candidate running in Hay Andalus district of Tripoli was accompanied by 17 volunteers from the Justice &amp...

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Jul 1 George Grant

Justice & Construction party HQ attacked in Marj

Tripoli, 2 June:The Justice & Construction party's electoral headquarters in the eastern town of Marj were set ablaze on Sunday afternoon by unide...

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Jun 30 George Grant

Elections Analysis: So who are they and what do they actually stand for?

By George Grant.Tripoli, 30 June 2012: 3,708 candidates are standing for election in individual seats and for political partiesIf Libyans are feeling...

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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 George Grant

Brigade occupies council offices in Bayda in dispute over wounded fighters

Bayda, 27 June:Protesters occupied the offices of the Bayda local council and the electoral commission headquarters in the town yesterday evening in a...

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Jun 18 George Grant

Final candidate figures for National Conference elections revealed

Tripoli, 18 June: The High National Elections Commission (HNEC) has provided the Libya Herald with the final numbers of candidates for both individual...

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Jun 16 Michel Cousins

Election campaigning starts on Monday

Tripoli, 16 June:Campaigning in the 7 July elections for the National Conference will begin on Monday, 18 June and finish on Thursday, 5 July. The ann...

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A martyr in the making - but for a right cause?
Jun 9 Michel Cousins

A martyr in the making - but for a right cause?

By  Hind El Houni and Nadine Sherif.Hunger striker Jaber Al-Majbari (Photo: Nadine Sherif)Benghazi, 9 June:Last Saturday’s political rally in Ajdabiya...

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