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Libyan court reinstates Saif Gaddafi as presidential candidate

The son of Libya’s longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi has been given the go-ahead to run in the country’s upcoming presidential election, his lawyer said, a week after being disqualified for what Libyan authorities said were war crimes committed during the uprising against his father more than 10 years ago. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s lawyer, Khaled al-Zaydi, confirmed to Al Jazeera on …

Libya election commission says Saif Gaddafi ineligible to run

Son of former ruler among 25 of the 98 registered presidential candidates disqualified from running in the December 24 election. Libya’s election commission has said Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, was ineligible to run in the country’s planned presidential election in December. Gaddafi was one of 25 candidates disqualified by the commission on Wednesday, in …

Videos on social media of a spectacled man, flaunting a long, grey beard and a traditional brown turban and robes, went viral as they showed Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, signing his candidacy papers for the presidential election scheduled for next month. Gaddafi may have the support of several tribes, mainly based in …

The son of Libya's late dictator Muammar Gaddafi has appeared for nearly the first time in a decade to register as a presidential candidate for a December election that has been planned to help end the years of chaos since his father was toppled. Key points: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi hasn't been seen in public often, having spent six years held …

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has registered as a presidential candidate for the December 24 poll, the electoral commission says. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi, has registered as a presidential candidate for the country’s December election, an official from the electoral commission said. After years in hiding, the son of Libya's 🇱🇾 former ruler Muammar Gaddafi appeared …