Feature: Libya’s elections — women getting on board
Jun 29 Michel Cousins

Feature: Libya’s elections — women getting on board

By Nahla Al-Ageli.Tripoli, 29 June:“In Libya today, the only thing is for women to lead themselves. It is their time to be in the driving seat and mak...

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Jun 18 George Grant

Political parties agree on code of conduct for elections

By Umar Khan. Tripoli, 18 June: More than 35 political entities taking part in the upcoming July 7 elections agreed on the basic code of conduct in...

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EU election monitors arrrive
Jun 9 Michel Cousins

EU election monitors arrrive

Tripoli, 9 June:The first members of a 21-member team from the European Union to monitor the elections for the National Congress arrived yesterday, Fr...

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May 30 Michel Cousins

The delay in elections and optimism in Libya

The talk of elections being postponed for a few weeks is doing rounds again but the response from the common man is not of surprise or anger but of wa...

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May 21 Sami Zaptia

The number of registered Libyan voters reaches 2.47 million or 72 percent

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 21 May:The High National Election Commission (HNEC) announced that as of the end of Saturday 19 May, the number of Libyans tha...

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May 19 Sami Zaptia

Voters registered reaches 2.36 million

- Registration for candidates closes- Integrity Commission to vet all candidates- Objection to candidates to open for two daysBy Sami Zaptia.Tripoli,...

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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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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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Apr 29 Michel Cousins

Embassy election registration for overseas Libyans invalid: election official

By Umar Khan. Tripoli, 29 April: Following last week's disclosure by the man who is now the election commission head, Nuri  Elabber,  that it was hi...

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Apr 28 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL Welcomes Voter, Candidates Registration Announcement

Tripoli, 28 April: The UN Support Mission for Libya, better known as UNSMIL, issued a statement last week welcoming the announcement by Libya’s electi...

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