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bemildred

(90,061 posts)
Fri Nov 7, 2014, 06:22 PM Nov 2014

Libyan court rules elected parliament illegal

Libya's highest court has ruled that general elections held in June were unconstitutional and that the country's parliament and government, which resulted from that vote, should be dissolved.

The development further deepened the rift in the politically divided Libya, which has been mired in months-long deadly clashes between armed groups who have been fighting for the control of the oil-rich African nation.

The political turmoil has left the country with two rival parliaments and governments.

The Supreme Constitutional Court handed down the ruling in the capital, Tripoli, which is controlled by powerful militias from the western coastal city of Misrata.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/11/libyan-court-suspends-un-backed-parliament-201411691057750925.html

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Libyan court rules elected parliament illegal (Original Post) bemildred Nov 2014 OP
Is This a Misrata vs Benghazi Situation? On the Road Nov 2014 #1
Yeah, but it's not that simple either. bemildred Nov 2014 #2

On the Road

(20,783 posts)
1. Is This a Misrata vs Benghazi Situation?
Fri Nov 7, 2014, 07:28 PM
Nov 2014

Any chance this could precipitate a division of Libya into two states?

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
2. Yeah, but it's not that simple either.
Fri Nov 7, 2014, 07:35 PM
Nov 2014

The only thing I'm pretty clear on is they are fighting over the oil.

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