Libya is set to hold the first round of its presidential elections on December 24Libya's top electoral body said Wednesday that the son and onetime heir apparent of the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is disqualified from running in presidential elections that are supposed to take place next month. According a list of barred candidates issued by the country's High National Elections Committee, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi is barred because of previous convictions against him. Libya is set to hold the first round of its presidential elections on December 24, after years of U.N.-led attempts to usher in a more democratic future and bring the country’s war to an end. Moammar Gadhafi was killed that same year in October amid the ensuing fighting that would turn into a civil war. The long-awaited vote still faces challenges, including unresolved issues over laws governing the elections, and occasional infighting among armed groups.

Source: The Hindu November 24, 2021 23:03 UTC