Son of the late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi has officially run for the high stakes December 24 elections, the country’s electoral commission said.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 49, appreared on social media in traditional Libyan attire signing documents at an electoral center in shouthwestern city Sabha.
He is one of many Libyan figures expected to run for the expected elections, including warlord Khalifa Haftar, current Prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, and eastern parliament speaker Aguila Saleh, all belonging to different frictions.
Libya’s High National Elections Commission opened polls for the elections earlier this month, as world leader push for for sanctions against entities and persons who disrupts the country’s political transition and electoral process.
The votes for a new president and parliament remain in doubt as disputes between rival Libyan factions continue over the electoral schedule and conditions to run.
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