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| NTC to hold elections in eight months |
| 2011-08-24 |
| [Iran Press TV] The head of Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) says Libyans will go to the polls for presidential and parliamentary elections within eight months. "In eight months we will hold legislative and presidential elections. We want a democratic government and a just constitution," Russian RIA Novosti quoted Mustafa Abdel Jalil as saying. Jalil said that post-Qadaffy ...Megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland... ... Libya "must be a different country from the past, based on the principles of freedom, equality and fraternity," and will have "strong relations with other countries, based on mutual respect and cooperation." "We will be an active member of the international community and we will respect the treaties signed in the past," he added. Abdel Jalil also spoke of Muammar Qadaffy's trial, saying that the runaway Libyan dictator will be tried in the country. Abdel Jalil emphasized that the trial would be fair. The whereabouts of Qadaffy and his family are unknown one day after revolutionaries took control of his heavily-fortified compound Bab al-Aziziyah. The Libyan fighters swept into the heart of Libya's capital city early on Monday, and seized control of much of Tripoli without facing significant resistance from regime forces. Revolutionaries are now facing only small pockets of resistance from Qadaffy loyalists in other areas. In a new audio message on Wednesday, Qadaffy pledged "martyrdom or victory" in the fight against NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... and the Libyan opposition fighters, claiming that the withdrawal from his headquarters was "a tactical move." Libya has been the scene of intense fighting between regime troops and fighters since a revolution seeking to topple Qadaffy began in mid-February. |
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