Election observers give thumbs-up to Libyan vote, Reuters (2012) —
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Election observers give thumbs-up to Libyan vote, Reuters (2012)

This news article says International observers declared Libya's landmark national assembly election a success on Monday, concluding that violent incidents and anti-vote protests in the restive east failed to stop Libyans from turning out in large numbers. Nearly 1.8 million of 2.8 million registered voters cast their ballots, a turnout of around 65 percent, authorities said. Official results were to be published district by district later on Monday. parties have only been allotted 80 out of 200 seats in an assembly whose task is to name a prime minister and cabinet before readying parliamentary elections in 2013 on the basis of a yet-to-be-drafted constitution. The remaining 120 seats will go to independent candidates.

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