Libya's liberals win elections

Libya could be on the path to overcoming the divisions that followed its uprising.

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Gemäßigte gewinnen Wahl in Libyen # 18.07.2012 14 Uhr # libyen12c # Journal Englisch

Libya could be on the path to overcoming the divisions that followed its uprising - after elections that saw Islamists take second place to secularists. The National Forces Alliance, a liberal coalition led by wartime prime minister Mahmud Jibril, gained 39 of 80 seats in the General National Congress. It's the first elected authority after more than four decades of one man rule by outsted leader Muamar Khaddaffi.

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