Libya: Government

Since the fall of the Qaddafi regime, Libya has struggled to establish a new central government. Interim governments have served while the various parties have negotiated for a new procedure to establish an elected ruler. Elections planned for Dec. 2021 were cancelled at the last minute, leaving the form government going forward uncertain.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• The Qaddafi Regime
• Italian Rule, Independence, and the Discovery of Oil
• Through the Nineteenth Century
• Government
• Economy
• Land and People
• Bibliography

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