2014 Libyan parliamentary election
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The 2014 Libyan parliamentary election was a national vote held amid post-revolution instability that produced a new, internationally recognized legislature but deepened the country’s political fragmentation and conflict.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2014 Libyan House of Representatives election | 1 |
| 2014 Libyan parliamentary election canonical | 1 |
| Libyan Council of Representatives election | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | parliamentary election ⓘ |
| aimedTo | replace the General National Congress ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
2014 Libyan parliamentary election
ⓘ
surface form:
2014 Libyan House of Representatives election
2014 Libyan parliamentary election ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan Council of Representatives election
|
| context |
political instability in Libya
ⓘ
post-2011 Libyan Civil War transition ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| disputedBy |
armed groups in Libya
ⓘ
elements of the former General National Congress ⓘ |
| electionType | legislative election ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2019–2021 Libyan election attempts ⓘ |
| impact |
complication of UN-led peace efforts in Libya
ⓘ
dual government situation in Libya ⓘ further militarization of Libyan politics ⓘ |
| ledTo |
escalation of the second Libyan Civil War
ⓘ
rival institutions in Tripoli and Tobruk ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
February Committee proposals
ⓘ
amendments to the Constitutional Declaration of 2011 ⓘ |
| legislatureElected |
Council of Representatives (Libya)
ⓘ
House of Representatives of Libya ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan House of Representatives
|
| monitoredBy | international observers ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 200 ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Libyan electoral authorities
ⓘ
surface form:
High National Election Commission (Libya)
|
| precededBy | 2012 Libyan General National Congress election ⓘ |
| reasonForLowTurnout |
political disillusionment
ⓘ
security concerns ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Arab League
ⓘ
European Union ⓘ United Nations ⓘ major Western states ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Second Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution |
General National Congress (Libya)
ⓘ
Government of National Accord ⓘ |
| relatedProcess | Libyan political transition after 2011 uprising ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
contested legitimacy between rival Libyan parliaments
ⓘ
creation of the House of Representatives based in Tobruk ⓘ increased political fragmentation in Libya ⓘ internationally recognized legislature for Libya ⓘ |
| seatsForIndependents | 120 ⓘ |
| seatsForPoliticalEntities | 80 ⓘ |
| termOfElectedBody | 4 years ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Arab Spring era ⓘ |
| turnout | low voter turnout ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
majoritarian system for independents
ⓘ
parallel voting system ⓘ party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
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2014 Libyan House of Representatives election
this entity surface form:
Libyan Council of Representatives election