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parliamentary majority. Under Article 115, parliament requires a two-thirds majority to withdraw confidence from the government. Under Article 104(2), government policy is decided by the president, and implemented by the government. Zaid al-Ali interpreted Articles 67 and 109 to together "assume that it is parliament's responsibility to fall into line with the president".
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Zaid al-Ali judged the lack of definition of intelligence services or constraints on their activities in the draft constitution risked the creation of multiple intelligence agencies with no civilian oversight. He judged the definitions of military and police hierarchies to have "serious problems with
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Al-Ali viewed the human rights elements of the draft constitution to lack details of how they would be enforced in courts in practice. He commended the "limitations clause" in Article 65, which limits state authorities from restricting any of the human rights declared in the constitution unless the
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Al-Ali viewed the 120-day limit on a state of emergency defined in the draft constitution as positive, "in keeping with trend" of other post-2011 Arab constitutions. He expressed concern that parliament's approval is not required before a presidential declaration of a state of emergency comes into
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Article 100 provides for direct popular election of the president. Article 104(1) gives the president full power to choose a government. Article 113 empowers the president to choose the prime minister arbitrarily without being constrained by members of parliament or the political party with a
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Al-Ali judged the judiciary (in Articles including 118, 120, 125, 135 and 136) to be defined with a fair degree of independence from the president, but with a flaw in ambiguity regarding the membership and decision-making methods of the high judicial council.
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restriction is "necessary, clear, limited, and proportional with the restrictions' objectives". According to al-Ali, only two other Arab countries at the time had this limitation (Tunisia, Article 49, and Yemen's draft constitution).
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In July 2017, the Constitution Drafting Assembly voted by a two-thirds majority in favour of a final draft constitution. The draft constitution defines a presidential system of government, with strong powers given to the president.
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Zaid al-Ali interpreted Chapters 8 and 9 of the draft constitution to lead to concentration of wealth in the hands of the president, including the control of natural resources.
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Zaid Al-Ali, 'Libya's draft final constitution: A contextual analysis', Constitutionnet (December 2020), available at
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Article 157 of the draft constitution states that the HNEC is responsible for organising elections.
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in August 2011, intended as a temporary constitution until a permanent one could be agreed upon.
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The Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) presented the draft to the
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regions of Libya. The group of 60 people became known as the
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of 60 representatives in February 2014, 20 from each of the
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Status: The new draft constitution was not adopted.
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Politics of Libya

Arab League
Member State of the Arab League
2017 draft constitution
2011 Constitutional Declaration (Basic Law)
1977 People's Authority
1969 Constitution
1951 Constitution
Presidential Council
Tripoli
Chairman
Mohamed al-Menfi
Government of National Unity
Prime Minister
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
Government of National Stability
Tobruk
Prime Minister
Osama Hammad
High Council of State
Khalid al-Mishri
House of Representatives
Aguila Saleh Issa
Supreme Judicial Council of Libya
Administrative divisions
Districts
Elections
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