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LIBYA, Elections and Parliament
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
Elections and Parliament
- Name of Parliament: General People’s Congress (Muhtamar Al Sha’ab Al Aam)
- Number of seats: 760
- Term of legislature: 3 years
- Required age for voting: 18
- Required age for membership: 18
The 760 members of the General People’s Congress are elected by indirect vote. They are situated at the top of a pyramid-like system which has as its basis some 2000 basic people’s congresses existing throughout the country. These congresses appoint popular committees to execute policy. Provincial and urban affairs are handled by these committees responsible to municipal people’s congresses, of which there are 13. Officials of these congresses and committees form at the national level the General People's Congress - the highest policy-making body in the country.
The last renewal of the members of the Chamber took place on the 1st of March of 1997.
There is no political party in Libya.
The President of the Chamber is Zenati Mohamed Zenati.
There are no women in Libyan Parliament.
source : Inter-Parliamentary Union
Political parties on the NET (no parties are allowed. The following is illegal):
(June 2001)
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