Libya prepares for historic elections

Less than a year after an uprising ended four decades of autocratic rule by Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is holding its first nationwide exercise in democracy in 60 years.

The election will determine the make-up of a national assembly that will in turn appoint a prime minister and cabinet.

Political parties were banned for decades. Now there are nearly 150 of them.

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