2014 Libyan Constitutional Assembly election

Constitutional Assembly elections took place in Libya on 20 February 2014.[1] Nominations for elections to the constituent assembly started on 6 October 2013;[2] registration for candidates to the assembly was over as of 11 November 2013.[3] The assembly will be composed of 20 members each from Libya's three regions: Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan.[2] The work of the committee is expected to last from March 2014 until July 2014.[4] The constitutional declaration submitted in August 2011 by the formerly ruling National Transitional Council indicated that Congress itself would appoint the commission; however the General National Congress (GNC) voted instead to hold an election for the selection of individuals to the constitutional commission.[5] The constitutional commission will draw up the constitution, which will then be up for vote in a referendum.[6] As of early January 2014, 1,001,910 voters had registered via SMS.[7]

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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya has once again offered to support the electoral process, as they did with the GNC election that occurred in 2012.[8]

Electoral law

A three-man committee was appointed by the GNC on 13 February 2013 to draft the electoral law.[9] The committee's three members represent each of Libya's historical regions; Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, and Fezzan, and it will also be backed by an advisory council taking one representative from each of Libya's 13 electoral constituencies.[9]

Campaign

The elections are being boycotted by the Berber and Toubou ethnic groups, although 14 Toubou candidates registered to run in the elections.[10] The Tebu National Assembly announced in April that they would run for seats.[11]

Re-runs in some areas had to be held on 26 February 2014 due to difficulties on polling day.[1] An election also took place for five Tebu seats on 26 April 2014 and for another two seats in Obari on 3 May 2014, leaving six Amazigh seats unresolved.[11]

Results

On 26 February 2014, preliminary results for 10 constituencies across Libya were released, relating to 39 seats in the Constitutional Assembly.[12] The results for 47 of the 60 seats were released on 2 March 2014.[13]

References
  1. Elumami, Ahmed (21 February 2014). "Election re-runs next Wednesday says Elabbar". Libya Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. "Constitutional assembly candidates being registered". Libya Herald. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  3. "Registration closes for constitution committee candidates – 681 registered". Libya Herald. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  4. "GNC votes to extend its life another year". Libya Herald. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  5. "Congress opts for an elected Constitutional Commission". Libya Herald. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  6. "Muammar Gaddafi's death: NTC commander speaks". BBC. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  7. "Over one million register for constitutional elections on final SMS registration day". Libya Herald. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  8. "UN welcomes decision on formation of constitution-drafting body". United Nations. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  9. Toler, Lorianne Updike (13 February 2013). "Members of Electoral Committee approved". Libya Herald. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  10. "Tebus announce boycott of Constitutional Committee elections; Tuareg split". Libya Herald. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  11. "Constitutional Assembly elections re-run in Obari". Libya Herald. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  12. "HNEC announces preliminary results for 39 Constitutional Committee seats". Libya Herald. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  13. Elumami, Ahmed (2 March 2014). "HNEC announces results for Constitutional Committee elections". Libya Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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