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Libya: Campaign Commences Ahead of July 2012 Polls
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- Libyans to go to polls July
- With parliamentary elections set for on July 7 in the oil-rich North African state of Libya, vigorous campaign activities by political parties and individual is under way in the country’s first national elections in more than four decades after the over throw the late dictator Col. Gaddafi.
  
  In a statement by the electoral commission over the weekend, candidates will have 18 days to campaign, until July 5 thus two days before the election. The polls are being held 18 days later than originally planned because of the logistical challenges in a country that is still recovering from last year's revolution. Eighty of the 200 parliamentary seats will go to political parties, with the rest to independent candidates. The new parliament will be tasked with overseeing the government, draft a new constitution and schedule a new round of elections in two years' time.
  
  Campaigning for a general election is something new to Libyans, and observers are watching if the candidates are able to make full use of these 18 days to put the message across to the people, whether the parties are capable of explaining their electoral programmes to the Libyans who seem to be flourishing in this new found freedom, and what use they will be making of the media, print, and social media platforms.
  
  Libya is currently governed by the National Transitional Council.
Tags:National Transitional Council, Col. Gaddafi
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