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Kadhafi’s son Seif al-Islam registers to run for Libya presidency

By Fridayposts News·November 14, 2021·1 min read·82 views

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Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, registered Sunday to run in the country’s December presidential polls, the electoral commission said. “Seif al-Islam Kadhafi submitted… his candidacy for the presidential election to the High National Electoral Commission office in the (southern) city of Sebha,” a statement by the commission said.

Seif al-Islam Kaidhafi, son of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, waves during a meeting with young people in the capital Tripoli in this March 10, 2011 picture Mahmud TURKIA, – AFP/File

Libya’s first ever direct presidential poll, with a first round on December 24, is the climax of a process launched last year by the United Nations to draw a line under years of violence since the revolt that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. Libya opened registration for candidates on Monday.

In a rare interview, he said he wanted to “restore the lost unity” of Libya after a decade of chaos and did not exclude standing for the presidency.

Until the interview, Seif al-Islam had not been seen or heard from since June 2014, when he appeared via video link from Zintan, in the west of the country, during his trial by a Tripoli court. [GuardianNG]

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