Libyen Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Tripoli
geographische Koordinaten: 32 53 N, 13 10 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Unabhängigkeit

24 Dezember 1951 (from UN trusteeship)

Nationalfeiertag

Tag der Befreiung, 1 September (1969)

Konstitution

none; note - following the September 1969 military overthrow of the Libyan government, the Revolutionary Command Council replaced the existing constitution with the Constitutional Proclamation in Dezember 1969; in März 1977, Libya adopted the Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority

Wahlrecht

18 Jahre; universal und obligatorisch

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Revolutionary Leader Col. Muammar Abu Minyar al-QADHAFI (seit dem 1 September 1969); note - holds no official title, but is de facto Staatsoberhaupt
Regierungschef: Secretary of the General People's Committee (Prime Minister) al-Baghdadi Ali al-MAHMUDI (seit dem 5 March 2006)
cabinet: General People's Committee established by the General People's Congress
elections: national elections are indirect through a hierarchy of people's committees; Regierungschef elected by the General People's Congress; election last held March 2006 (next to be held NA)
election results: NA