Electoral systems in Libyan laws

Abstract

The research deals with the electoral systems in Libyan laws, especially after the February 17 Revolution. According to the Constitutional Declaration in 2011, electoral laws were issued to elect the General National Congress. This law is considered the first for the Libyan state since the fall of the Libyan monarchy in 1969. Law No. 4 of the year was issued.  2012 regarding the election of the General National Congress, and this law is the beginning towards civil and political rights in the state. After that, Law No. 17 of 2013 was issued regarding the election of the constituent body to draft the constitution, and in 2014 Law No. 10 was issued regarding the election of the House of Representatives for the transitional period, all of which  The laws adopted similar electoral systems at most levels, as voting was universal and not restricted by conditions or restrictions, in addition to granting the right to directly practice the electoral process, in addition to the fact that it was mixed between proportional representation and majority, and accordingly the system of individual election and list election was parallel to ensure the representation of all components.  Political laws in the country, as the electoral laws in Libya are non-exclusive laws, but are based on the principle of justice and equality among all members of society, in addition to being based on the principle of equal opportunities, and therefore the electoral laws referred to are laws that guarantee civil and political rights.