Libya Liberal Coalition Parties Take Majority of Available Seats During Mostly Peaceful Election

Libya vote gives liberal bloc an edge but no majority

AFP – Libya’s liberal coalition beat Islamist parties in the first poll since the ouster of Moamer Kadhafi, according to results — but it remained unclear who will dominate the next congress. The National Forces Alliance, a liberal coalition led by wartime prime minister Mahmud Jibril, gained 39 of 80 seats. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles