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Son of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi runs for president
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TRIPOLI, 15 November 2021, (TON): An official from the electoral commission said “Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi, registered as a presidential candidate for the Dec. 24 election.”
Gaddafi is one of the most prominent figures expected to run for president - a list that also includes eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar, Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah and parliament speaker Aguila Saleh.
Photographs distributed on social media showed Gaddafi in traditional brown robe and turban, and with a grey beard and glasses, signing documents at the registration centre in the southern town of Sebha.
Despite the public backing of most Libyan factions and foreign powers for elections on Dec. 24, the vote is still in doubt as rival entities squabble over the rules and schedule.
A major conference in Paris on Friday agreed to sanction any who disrupt or prevent the vote, but there is still no agreement on rules to govern who should be able to run.
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