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Appeasing Islamists? Libya Drops Ban on Religious Parties

Appeasing Islamists? Libya Drops Ban on Religious Parties

Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi

Last week, Libya’s transitional government issued a ban on religiously-based political parties. Now, just days after the initial decision — one that infuriated Islamist groups — was made, officials have decided to backtrack. AFP has more regarding the decision to, once again, allow religiously-rooted political parties:

Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council on Wednesday dropped a controversial ban against parties organised along religious, regional, tribal or ethnic lines.

Members of the NTC judicial committee on Wednesday read out an amended version of its law governing the formation of political parties, making no mention of the ban.

Originally, The Blaze reported that in the wake of Muammar Gaddafi’s death and ever-changing political constructs, the Libyan government had issued the landmark ban. But pressures from Muslim political groups likely played into the decision to reverse course.

(Related: Libyan Gov’t Set to Infuriate Islamists With Ban on Political Parties Based on Religion, Tribe or Ethnicity)

Following the initial announcement, furor broke out, as a new Islamist party led by the Muslim Brotherhood (clearly one that would have been forbidden under the ban), the Freedom and Development Party, is expected to be the front-runner to gain impending political power. Right away, the group signaled that, if needed, it would be willing to fight the restriction.

Appeasing Islamists? Libya Drops Ban on Religious Parties

According to Reuters, NTC spokesman Mohammed al-Harizy was the individual who initially announced the new law. One week later, it seems it will be stricken from the books.

Libya is expected to write a new constitution, at which point Islamic law’s role will be fully known, following the upcoming elections (slated to occur by June 19). The Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists are expected to flourish in Libya, as they have in Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco.

(H/T: AFP via Yahoo!)

Comments (11)

  • NOBALONEY
    Posted on May 3, 2012 at 2:42am

    The Libya transional government bans were idiotic. The LTG were seeking to transform Libya by banning political parties from forming on historical, and cultural heritage. The United Nations,and NATO took down Quaddafi, but didn’t really know the history of Libya. Once these uprisings are over throughout Africa, and the Middle East. The Islamists are the most organized, and in all this confusion, they could be seen as a unifyer, as Quddafi was forty-two years ago.

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  • Meyvn
    Posted on May 2, 2012 at 10:15pm

    What have we seen over the last 3.5 years? We basically just watched Obama admin hand over a couple of middle eastern countries to the ******** Brotherhood. Ain’t it great?

    Report Post » Meyvn  
    • johnpaulkuchtajr
      Posted on May 3, 2012 at 7:01am

      Hi Meyvn,

      I hate to be the one to break this to you; but, the Ayatollah Obama is trying to hand America over to the MB as well.

      Please, please, please take the time to go to muslimbrotherhoodinamerica.com and watch Frank Gaffney‘s great video narrative about the MB and the Bush and Obama administrations’ efforts to place MB sympathizers in positions of power.

      Part 6 of the ten part series also details how my own VA politicians have swallowed the oil money to subvert the leagl process.

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  • Meyvn
    Posted on May 2, 2012 at 10:11pm

    Well this is something to really look forward too, be it in Libya or beyond.

    Report Post » Meyvn  
  • lukerw
    Posted on May 2, 2012 at 8:15pm

    It was too good… to be true… and now reversed!

    Report Post » lukerw  
  • the_united_states_of_britain
    Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:56pm

    caliphate = inevitable.

    i just hope our governments have some kind of plan. they must know whats going on. they just must. i would really like to hear something, anything.

    the silence, its disgusting.

    Report Post » the_united_states_of_britain  
    • Meyvn
      Posted on May 2, 2012 at 10:19pm

      You hear it daily… are your listening?

      Report Post » Meyvn  
    • Meyvn
      Posted on May 2, 2012 at 10:21pm

      I don’t know about the governments… but I have one.

      Report Post » Meyvn  
  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:06pm

    Didn’t think that would last long…….

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  • Captain Crunch
    Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:39pm

    The spokesman, Mohammed al-Harizy, is probably lucky to still be alive.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:33pm

    The Caliphate is one step closer; as is war with Israel.

    Report Post » Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}  

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