Saif al-Islam Gaddafi registers as Libyan presidential candidate

 

“Seif al-Islam Kadhafi submitted... his candidacy for the presidential election to the High National Electoral Commission office in the (southern) city of Sebha,” a statement by the commission said.

 

It said he had completed “all the required legal conditions” and that he was also issued with a voter registration card for the Sebha district.

 

Libya’s first-ever direct presidential poll, with the first round on December 24, is the climax of a process launched last year by the United Nations to draw a line under years of violence since the revolt that toppled Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.

 

Several political figures have announced their candidacy to compete for the presidency, such as former Libyan delegate to the United Nations and Head of the Libya Revival Bloc Ibrahim Dabbashi; former Ambassador to the UAE Aref Al-Nayed; MP Abdessalam Nassiya; and Head of the Renewal Party Suleiman Al-Bayoudi; along with a comedian and others unknown to the public opinion. The position has not yet captured the attention of women.