Libyan General National Congress election, 2012
- National Alliance forces, 39 seats
- Party for Justice and construction, 17 seats
- National Front, 3 seats
- Union for the home country, 2 seats
- National Centre Party, 2 seats
- Wadi al - Hayah Party, 2 seats
- Other parties / blocs, 15 seats
- Independent, 120 seats
The elections to the Libyan General National Congress 2012 took place on July 7. It was the first election in Libya for over 60 years, the participation of many parties.
The General National Congress is the successor to the General People's Congress, will assume the role of a provisional Parliament and also determine a new interim government. However, he has not the power to elect the members of the Advisory Commission on the Constitution.
Provisions of the electoral law
According to the end of January 2012 by the National Transitional Council ( NTC), who ruled Libya since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, election law adopted shall be composed of 200 representatives of the National Assembly. Only 80 seats are provided for members of political parties; the rest goes to independent candidates. The western region is to determine 102 MPs, the eastern 60, the South 29, the Sirte and Dschufra enclosing central region 9
On April 24, the Transitional Council published a draft law that prohibits religious parties. According to a member of the NTC, the ban but only refers to radical parties. Parties that appeal to regional groups should also not be allowed. They should also have at least 250 members. In early May gave the Transitional known, however, that they had no need for a ban on religious parties. Only parties to the branch of a foreign party, are not permitted. Furthermore, they may not receive funding from abroad. On party lists every second candidate site must be occupied by women.
Other than initially intended by the Transitional Council, the General National Congress will not choose the members of the yet to be formed Constituent Committee. This plan met with resistance, especially from the eastern Libyan Cyrenaica region. Therefore, the NTC decided shortly before the election to elect the 60 - member panel instead in a separate ballot directly by the people.
Expiration
Originally, the election on June 19, 2012 should take place, but for logistical reasons laid Returning Officer Ahmed Al- Abbar early June the polls on July 7.
As of May 1, 2012, both the voters and the candidates were able to register for the elections. The total of 3.4 million eligible Libyans could enter in 1,350 places in the electoral roll to country. For the candidate 13 registration stations were provided. Until 23 May, 3.0 million voters had registered, of which 48% were female.
It is presented 3,700 candidates, including 585 women, to choose from. 2,500 of them were of one party and 1200 were independent candidates.
Auslandslibyer were able to cast their votes in the embassies of their country in the UK, Germany, Canada, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
There were several violent incidents in the eastern part of the country where separatists stormed polling stations, ballot boxes and ballot papers kindled. The police shot and killed an attacker.
Result
Of the remaining 80 parliamentary seats that were awarded during the vote on party lists, received the Allianz National forces of the former transitional government chiefs Mahmoud Jibril with 39 the most seats, followed by the Party for Justice and structure of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood (17 seats). The remaining places went to about 20 smaller parties with predominantly regional basis.
The special party lists regulation favors, also 33 women succeeded in gaining in the National Congress.