Libya plans vote on assembly to draft constitution

[ellisonz]

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By MAGGIE MICHAEL and RAMI AL-SHAHEIBI | AP – 10 hrs ago

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's interim government has proposed a draft law for electing an assembly to draft a new constitution — a first step to setting up a new government after the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi.

The draft, published Monday night on the website of the ruling National Transitional Council, would bar former members of Gadhafi's regime from running in the election. It would even ban anyone who got a degree based on academic research on the Green Book — Gadhafi's rambling political manifesto that laid out his theory of government and society declaring Libya a "republic of the masses."

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The draft law sets out elections for a 200-member assembly, expected to be seated in June to write the new constitution. It is a first step toward the formation of a new government.

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The draft law allots 10 percent of seats for women and prohibits individuals with dual citizenship from running unless they revoke their non-Libyan nationality.

http://news.yahoo.com/libya-plans-vote-assembly-draft-constitution-164843856.html

[joshcryer]

1. dual citizenship clause is good, prevents installing of a puppet, imo.