Brussels, 20/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 19 July, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton hailed “the professional way” the Libyan authorities and especially the High National Election Commission conducted the process to elect the General National Congress on 7 July. “The EU Electoral Assessment Team (EU EAT) has assessed that the processing of results at the Tally Centre in Tripoli has been transparent and fully open to observation”, she said.
She added that the EU “looks forward to working with the future Libyan government to be appointed following the establishment of the General National Congress, and hopes that the appointment process will retain the momentum of transition and enable the consolidation of a stable and prosperous society based on respect for fundamental freedoms, human rights and the rule of law”.
According to the preliminary results announced by the National Election Commission, Liberals have taken some 40 of the 80 seats reserved for political parties, and the Party of Justice and Reconstruction, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, 17. In each of the 120 seats, electors were able to vote for only one of the candidates standing. (CG/transl.rt)