After Decades Under Gaddafi, Libyans Begin To Embrace The Political Process

Thu, 07/05/2012 - 7:37am — Tara Bahrampour

TRIPOLI, Libya — On a muggy evening in Tripoli’s walled Old City, Joma el-Shwehdi gleefully slapped campaign posters on the sides of buildings.
What was the platform of the man he was supporting? What promises had the candidate made ahead of Saturday’s election for Libya’s national assembly?

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