Libya data 74 per cent turnout in municipal elections

Municipal council elections had been held yesterday throughout 58 Libyan municipalities, with voter turnout reaching 74 per cent, the Electoral Commission has reported.

The elections, which commenced at 9am native time yesterday morning, noticed some 188,000 voters solid their ballots throughout 372 polling stations earlier than closing at 6pm.

The course of was monitored by 81 registered organisations and 973 particular person observers, alongside seven media retailers with 16 representatives.

Speaking at a press convention to mark the beginning of voting, Electoral Commission Chairman Imad Al-Sayeh emphasised the importance of the elections past mere energy switch. “These municipal elections represent a fundamental restructuring of local government in our country”, he stated.

The electoral course of encompassed 29 municipalities in western Libya, together with main inhabitants centres reminiscent of Misurata, Al-Zintan, Kabaw, Al-Shwayrif, and Qasr bin Ghashir.

An extra 17 municipalities participated within the south, amongst them Bent Bayah, Wadi al-Atba, Traghin, and Ghadames, while 12 japanese municipalities together with Al-Qubbah, Imsaad, Al-Abraq, and Al-Qiqab additionally took half.

Al-Sayeh took the chance to induce the House of Representatives to amend Law 59, arguing that modifications had been crucial for efficient implementation. He famous that regardless of the continuing political division, the Commission had efficiently fulfilled its electoral duties.

Addressing broader electoral issues, Al-Sayeh pressured that obstacles to parliamentary and presidential elections had been political fairly than technical, noting that “all laws referred to them for general elections remain locked in drawers”.

Following the shut of polls, Elections Commission Council member Abdul Hakim Al-Shaab instructed Al-Ahrar that preliminary outcomes types could be processed in a single day. He indicated that preliminary outcomes could be introduced inside “two or three days”, with a subsequent 21-day appeals interval.

The Commission reported that the elections proceeded easily, with no violations recorded all through the voting interval.