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General National Congress المؤتمر الوطني العام | |
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 8 August 2012[1][2] 25 August 2014 |
| Disbanded | 4 August 2014 5 April 2016 |
| Preceded by | National Transitional Council |
| Succeeded by | House of Representatives High Council of State |
| Leadership | |
Deputy presidents | First Deputy:
Second Deputy:
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 200 |
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Political groups | National Forces Alliance (39) Justice and Construction (17) |
| Elections | |
| Parallel voting; 80 seats through party-list proportional representation and 120 seats through multiple-member districts | |
Last election | 7 July 2012 |
| Meeting place | |
| Al Nasr Convention Centre Tripoli, Libya | |
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 Libya portal |
The General National Congress or General National Council[7] (GNC; Arabic: المؤتمر الوطني العام) was the legislative authority of Libya for two years following the end of the First Libyan Civil War. It was elected by popular vote on 7 July 2012, and took power from the National Transitional Council on 8 August.[1][2][8]
Tasked primarily with transitioning Libya to a permanent democratic constitution, it was given an 18-month deadline to fulfill this goal. When the deadline passed with work on the new constitution only just having gotten underway, Congress was forced to organise elections to a new House of Representatives, which took power and replaced it on 4 August 2014.[9][10][11]
A non-reelected minority of former GNC members, supported by the LROR and Central Shield armed groups, met on 25 August 2014 and declared a National Salvation Government. They elected Omar al-Hasi as prime minister.[12] From August 2014, GNC is no longer internationally recognized as the legitimate parliament of Libya.
On 5 April 2016, the GNC announced its own dissolution and has been replaced by the High Council of State.
- ^ a b Michel Cousins (24 July 2012). "National Congress to meet on 8 August: NTC". Libya Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ a b "NTC to Transfer Power to Newly-Elected Libyan Assembly August 8". Tripoli Post. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ Nuri Ali Abu Sahmain elected Congress President Archived 2014-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Libya Herald, 25 June 2013.
- ^ Congress fills First Deputy President slot after five months Archived 2017-08-27 at the Wayback Machine, Libya Herald, 24 November 2013.
- ^ National Congress elects two vice presidents, Libya Herald, 10 August 2012.
- ^ National Forces Alliance sweeps party lists as election results finally announced, Libya Herald, 17 July 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
IPU_GNCouncilwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Esam Mohamed (8 August 2012). "Libya's transitional rulers hand over power". Boston.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Congress ends in silence". Libya Herald. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Libya power handover agreed as airport battle rages on". AFP. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Congress votes to replace itself with new House of Representatives". Libya Herald. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Former Libyan parliament reconvenes, elects Islamist premier". Al Akhbar English. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.