General National Congress
The General National Congress or General National Council (GNC; Arabic: المؤتمر الوطني العام) was the legislative authority of Libya for two years following the end of the First Libyan Civil War. It was elected by popular vote on 7 July 2012, and took power from the National Transitional Council on 8 August.
General National Congress المؤتمر الوطني العام | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| History | |
| Founded | 8 August 2012 25 August 2014 |
| Disbanded | 4 August 2014 5 April 2016 |
| Preceded by | National Transitional Council |
| Succeeded by | House of Representatives High Council of State |
| Leadership | |
President | Mohammed Magariaf (2012–13) Nouri Abusahmain (2013–16) |
Deputy presidents | First Deputy:
Second Deputy:
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 200 |
Political groups | National Forces Alliance (39) Justice and Construction (17) |
| Elections | |
| Parallel voting; 80 seats through party-list proportional representation and 120 seats through multiple-member districts | |
Last election | 7 July 2012 |
| Meeting place | |
| Al Nasr Convention Centre Tripoli, Libya | |
Politics of Libya |
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Member State of the Arab League |
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Tasked primarily with transitioning Libya to a permanent democratic constitution, it was given an 18-month deadline to fulfill this goal. When the deadline passed with work on the new constitution only just getting underway, Congress was forced to organise elections to a new House of Representatives, which took power and replaced it on 4 August 2014.
A non-reelected minority of former GNC members, supported by the LROR and Central Shield armed groups, met on 25 August 2014 and declared a National Salvation Government. They elected Omar al-Hasi as prime minister. From August 2014, GNC is no longer internationally recognized as the legitimate parliament of Libya.
On 5 April 2016, the GNC announced its own dissolution and has been replaced by the High Council of State.