In Libya’s historic parliamentary elections, a liberal alliance appears
to be in the lead. The Alliance of National Forces led by Mahmoud Jibril is
already claiming victory. Jibril, a senior Gadhafi official-turned-rebel prime
minister, serves as the leader of the coalition of more than 40 liberal
parties.
Approximately 1.7 million of some 2.8 million registered voters cast
their ballots in Saturday’s election. The transitional parliament will have 200
deputies. The official results are not expected until late Monday.
People in Tripoli, Benghazi and other cities are celebrating the first
free election in their country’s history with shouts of “Libya is Free,” AP reported.
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A nice lesson for egypt's fragmented (often corrupt) liberal opposition.
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