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 8 Sami Zaptia

Over 500,000 registered to vote by Monday morning - candidate registration extended to 15 May

By Sami ZaptiaTripoli, 8 May:Speaking live on Libya Al-Ahrar TV late last night, the head of the High National Election Commission (www.hnec.ly), Nuri...

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Benghazi local elections on 19 May; disappointing registration figures
May 7 Michel Cousins

Benghazi local elections on 19 May; disappointing registration figures

Benghazi, 7 May:Benghazi local elections will take place on Tuesday, 19 May.  The announcement was made on Sunday by Suleiman Zubi, head of the city’s...

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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

Local elections in Derj

Tripoli, 6 May:Local council elections in Derj, east of Ghadames, started on Saturday.A number of the tribes residing the area such as Tuareg, Rujban...

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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 6 Michel Cousins

330,000 registered to vote by Saturday; nearly half million expected by Sunday

Tripoli, 6 May:In the five days between 1 May and Saturday evening, some 330,000 Libyans registered to vote for the 19 June elections according to an...

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May 5 Michel Cousins

Federalists' calls to boycott election registration not working say politicians

Tripoli, 5 May:Calls by Cyrenaica federalists for people in eastern Libya to boycott the 19 June elections and not register to vote for them are falli...

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Abdul Jalil calls on all Libyans to register for the June elections
May 5 Sami Zaptia

Abdul Jalil calls on all Libyans to register for the June elections

Tripoli, 5 May:In an interview broadcast yesterday Friday by Al Jazeera satellite news channel, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, head of Libya’s National Transiti...

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