Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah on Sunday registered his candidacy for next month's presidential election, official media. Dbeibah signed documents at the HNEC electoral commission in the capital Tripoli, according to footage broadcast live by state television, the day before the deadline for registrations. A wealthy businessman from the port city of Misrata, the 62-year-old political newcomer was designated as interim premier in February in a UN-led process, to steer the country to legislative and presidential elections. Libya's parliament speaker Aguila Saleh, eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar and Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, the late dictator's son, have also signed up to run for the presidency. Nearly three million Libyans -- out of a total population of some seven million people -- have so far registered to vote.

Source: Libya Today November 21, 2021 21:05 UTC