General National Congress (Libya)

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The General National Congress (Libya) was the interim legislative authority that governed Libya following the 2011 civil war and the fall of Muammar Gaddafi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interim legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
alsoKnownAs GNC
General National Congress of Libya
cameAfterEvent First Libyan Civil War
capitalCity Tripoli
conflictContext Libyan Crisis (2011–present)
linked to: Libyan Civil War
constitutionalRole mandated to appoint an interim government
mandated to organize election of a constituent assembly
tasked with overseeing transition to democracy
country Libya
dissolutionYear 2014
endDate 2014-06-25
establishedAsResultOf 2011 Libyan Civil War
fall of Muammar Gaddafi
firstElection Libyan General National Congress election, 2012
firstElectionDate 2012-07-07
headOfStateSelection elected President of the General National Congress
historicalContext Arab Spring
inceptionYear 2012
jurisdiction Libya
languageOfWork Arabic
legalBasis Constitutional Declaration of 3 August 2011
legislativeBodyFor State of Libya
linked to: Libya
legislatureType unicameral
locatedIn Tripoli
metIn Tripoli International Congress Center
notableDecision appointment of Ali Zeidan as Prime Minister
approval of interim governments after 2011
notablePresident Mohamed Yousef el-Magariaf
Nouri Abusahmain
notablePrimeMinisterDuringTerm Abdullah al-Thani
Ali Zeidan
Ali Zeidan government
numberOfMembers 200
politicalOrientation pluralist multi-party body
precededBy National Transitional Council
primaryFunction budget approval
legislation
oversight of executive branch
replaced National Transitional Council
replacedBy House of Representatives (Libya)
role interim legislative authority
provisional parliament
startDate 2012-08-08
succeededBy House of Representatives (Libya)
timePeriod post-Gaddafi transition
votingSystem party-list proportional representation
single non-transferable vote

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2014 Libyan parliamentary election relatedInstitution General National Congress (Libya)
Skhirat Agreement signatory General National Congress (Libya)
House of Representatives (Libya) replaces General National Congress (Libya)
subject linked to: House of Representatives
House of Representatives (Libya) precededBy General National Congress (Libya)
subject linked to: House of Representatives
Prime Minister of Libya (General National Congress era) appointedBy General National Congress (Libya)
Prime Minister of Libya (General National Congress era) reportsTo General National Congress (Libya)
Prime Minister of Libya (General National Congress era) legislature General National Congress (Libya)
Muhammad al-Magariaf headOfGovernment General National Congress of Libya
linked to: General National Congress (Libya)
Council of Representatives (Libya) replaces General National Congress (Libya)
Council of Representatives (Libya) precededBy General National Congress (Libya)
General National Congress (Libya) alsoKnownAs General National Congress of Libya
linked to: General National Congress (Libya)