The son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has made his first appearance in a decade as a presidential candidate in the December elections, in a bid to end the country’s chaos since his father’s ouster. of.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 49, appeared in a video of the election commission wearing traditional clothes and having a gray beard while wearing glasses.
He himself signed the relevant documents in the polling station of the city of Sampa.
Gaddafi is one of the most prominent and controversial candidates to run for the presidency of Libya, while the list of presidential candidates includes the military commander of Eastern Libya Khalifa Haftar, Prime Minister Abdullah ΧαAbdullah Hamid’s Prime Minister Abdullah μπάAbdullah Hamid
However, despite the fact that the name of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is one of the best known in Libya, as he played an important role in determining the policy pursued by the country, before the 2011 NATO-backed uprising, destroying his family status, he himself has made rare appearances over the last decade.
The official participation of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in an electoral process, the rules of which are determined by the Libyan warring factions, may raise new questions about the elections, but also about the participation of candidates, who in some areas, are considered unacceptable.
Despite the public support of several political formations in Libya, as well as foreign forces in the conduct of the December 24 elections, their holding remains doubtful, as the conflicting political groups have differences over the rules and the timing of the elections.
An international conference in Paris on Friday agreed to impose sanctions on anyone trying to cause unrest or prevent elections.
With less than six weeks to go before the election, no agreement has been reached on the rules and who will implement them.
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