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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

ES001

Head of State
Question:How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s): d. Indirectly elected by legislature
h. Other
Comments: The National Transitional Council shall elect its president as well as the first and second vice- president. If one of these posts becomes vacant, the Council shall provide for the replacement. The election shall take place in all these cases by a relative majority of the members present. In case of a tied vote, the successful candidate shall be designated by the President.
Source: The Constitutional Declaration (Transitional National Council of Libya), Art. 18 & 30: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Libya_2011
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ES002

Head of Government
Question:How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer: c. Indirectly elected by legislature/chosen by parliament
Comments: The National Transitional Council shall appoint an executive board or interim government composed of a president and a sufficient number of members for the management of the different sectors of the country. The General National Congress shall do the following within a period not exceeding thirty days since its first meeting: Designate a Prime Minister who in turn shall propose the names of the members of his government, provided that they obtain the confidence of the National General Congress before they start working as members of the interim government. The Congress shall also proceed to the designation of the heads of sovereign functions.
Source: The Constitutional Declaration (Transitional National Council of Libya), Art. 24 & 30: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Libya_2011
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ES003

President
Question:Does the country have a president?
Answer: b. No
Comments: Before the liberation the National Transitional Council shall be complete as approved by the latter. It shall represent the highest authority of the Libyan state and be responsible for running the country until the election of the General National Congress. After the declaration of liberation, the National Transitional Council shall take its principal seat in Tripoli. It shall establish an interim government within a period not exceeding thirty days, within a total period of not more than ninety days since the declaration of liberation. The Council shall do the following: Adopt a statute providing for the election of the National General Congress. Appoint the National High Commission on Elections. Convoke the elections for the National General Congress.
Source: The Constitutional Declaration (Transitional National Council of Libya), Art. 18 & 30: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Libya_2011
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ES004

Number of Chambers
Question:The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer: a. One chamber
Comments: The National Transitional Council shall be the highest authority of the Libyan state and assume the supreme functions of sovereignty, including legislation and determination of general policy of the State. It shall be the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people which draws its legitimacy from the revolution of February 17th. It shall be the guarantor of national unity, the security of the national territory, the definition of values and morals and their dissemination, the safety of the citizens and residents, the ratification of international treaties and the establishment of the basis of the civil constitutional and democratic state.
Source: The Constitutional Declaration (Transitional National Council of Libya), Art. 17 & 30: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Libya_2011
Verified: 2024/11/25
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ES005

Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question:What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s): e. Parallel (Segmented) (PR Lists and Majoritarian constituencies)
Comments: The General National Congress consists of 200 members, 80 of which are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system and 120 elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies and Single Non Transferable Vote in multi-member constituencies.
Source: Law No. 4 on the Election of the General National Congress, Art. 6 & 7. (Transitional National Council of Libya): (Eng) http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LY/libya-law-no.-4-of-2012-on-the-election-of-the-e/view (Arabic) http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LY/libya-law-no.-4-of-2012-on-the-election-of-the/view
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