Two women have joined the race to become Libya's next president, in a field of 98 candidates including prominent political figures, the country’s electoral commission said on Tuesday. UN special envoy Jan Kubis praised the process and urged rival factions to ensure the vote goes ahead as planned next month. “Ninety-eight presidential candidates have officially been registered,” said Libya’s electoral commission when the sign-up period ended. The electoral body said it would announce the final tally of registered candidates who have been accepted to run later on Tuesday. Out of the 98 candidates, 73 registered at the centre in the capital of Tripoli, 12 registered in Benghazi and 13 registered in Sabha, it said.

Source: Libya Today November 24, 2021 06:40 UTC