Libya has moved closer to high-risk elections after the electoral officer said he would set out the electoral roll this week, open nominations for the post of president in November and distribute voting cards in weeks.
Facing stiff internal resistance to holding elections, he insisted the presidential election would be held in two stages, with a presidential run-off and elections to a parliament being held together afterwards.
He said each presidential candidate will require 5, nominations. It will be the first time Libya has been led by a president. A variety of internal actors are trying to scupper the elections either because they hold power in the current interim set-up or genuinely fear elections in a divided country, flooded with foreign mercenaries and with a fragile ceasefire, could lead to violence that engulfs not just the country but the region.
Quadaffi responded to these demonstrations by expelling, imprisoning, and later hanging the participants. One year later, Quadaffi declared a jamahiriya state of the masses society. This act drastically changed the economic system of Libya. Quadaffi seized all private property and forbade private ownership, rental property, and the existence of private corporations. As a result, employees fell into the following three categories: governmental, corporate, and self-employed.
Since production had ceased in Libya, the corporate employees relied on the government for subsidies, and those who were self-employed suffered the most because the system forbade them from hiring employees. Tensions mounted between the United States and Libya in the s as he Reagan administration linked Quadaffi to many incidents of international terrorism. The administration linked Quadaffi to the bombing of a German nightclub frequented by American servicemen.
In retaliation the United States placed an oil embargo on Libya and bombed sites in Tripoli and Benghazi. Quadaffi was injured and one of his daughters killed during this bombing.
Quadaffi was later linked to the bombing of Pan Am Flight which exploded over Scotland. The United States government also feared that Quadaffi was instrumental in the production of chemical weapons for use by the third world. In , The United Nations placed air travel and economic embargoes on Libya. Quadaffi opted for a commune system where he divided the country into 1, self-run communes. Libyan citizens routinely reported their material wealth and their means of acquiring it to one of the cleansing committees in the nation.
The punishment for withholding this information from the government was amputation of the hands. Within his country, Quadaffi was widely disliked, so fearing for his personal safety and the endless coup attempts he works with a small circle of trusted individuals from his family and tribe. Cookie Settings Accept. Manage consent. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website.
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