A Libyan election official works at a polling station in Tripoli, Libya, Friday, July 6, 2012. The Libyan National Assembly elections - the first free election since 1969-will take place on July 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
A Libyan election official works at a polling station in Tripoli, Libya, Friday, July 6, 2012. The Libyan National Assembly elections - the first free election since 1969-will take place on July 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
Facts about Libya's election Saturday for a 200-member General National Congress, the first nationwide vote since the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi last year:
?Eligible voters: 3.3 million.
?Registered voters: Almost 2.9 million.
?Not eligible to vote: Officials from Gadhafi's regime.
?Polls open on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time (2 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT; 0600 to 1800 GMT).
?Results are expected within a week of voting.
?Allocation of seats: 100 for Tripoli and the west, 60 for Benghazi and the east, 40 for southwest.
?Candidates seeking election: About 3,700, including 585 women.
?Main contenders: Muslim Brotherhood (Islamists), Al-Watan (Salafis and other Islamists), Alliance of National Forces (secular), National Front (veteran opposition to Gadhafi), National Centrist (former Finance Minister Ali Tarhouni).
?Next steps: New Assembly appoints Cabinet within 30 days. A second election for a 60-member body to write a new constitution. Referendum on constitution. Election for new parliament in 2013.
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