Libyan general election, 1964
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General elections were held in Libya
on 10 October 1964. Following the 1952 elections
political parties had been banned, so all candidates contested the election as independents. Although its spokesmen were arrested, the opposition managed to obtain representation in parliament. As a result, King Idris dissolved the Assembly and early elections
were held the following year.
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
on 10 October 1964. Following the 1952 elections
Libyan general election, 1952
General elections were held for the first time in Libya on 19 February 1952. Voting was restricted to sane and solvent men over the age of 21, and did not allow for secret balloting, except in urban areas. The result was that the opposition Congress Party were victorious in Tripoli, but...
political parties had been banned, so all candidates contested the election as independents. Although its spokesmen were arrested, the opposition managed to obtain representation in parliament. As a result, King Idris dissolved the Assembly and early elections
Libyan general election, 1965
Early general elections were held in Libya on 8 May 1965, following the dissolution of parliament by King Idris after the 1964 elections. As political parties were banned, all candidates ran as independents. Nevertheless, in order to ensure the victory of pro-government candidates, ballot boxes...
were held the following year.