Isolation Law will not Benefit Libya

LONDON, Asharq Al-Awsat—Mahmoud Jibril, who served as Libya’s interim prime minister and chairman of the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC), informed Asharq Al-Awsat that the country’s post-revolutionary focus on a political isolation law will not lead to the establishment of a secure and stable state. Jibril, who is the leader of the liberal National Forces Alliance, called for the implementation of a “developmental vision” for post-revolutionary Libya, which is sufferi...

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Libya-in-Waiting

Election Day in Tripoli was exhilarating. Voters of all ages began to line up at polling stations throughout Libya’s capital city from 7 a.m and continued throughout the day. Almost half of the voters were women, and most of the voters I spoke to expressed their support for the National Forces Alliance, whose most prominent member is Mr. Mahmoud Jibril, citing his experience, education and leadership qualities. “Mahmoud Jibril is the future for us,” Mrs. Aziza Salama, an Englis...

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