Libya holds a landmark election July 7, 2012 to elect a new government:
- Voters will elect a national assembly, tasked with creating the country's constitution
- Nearly three million voters are eligible to cast ballots to fill the 200 seat assembly
- Roughly 1,400 candidates and 71 political parties have applied to run
- The election date was moved from June to July, due to logistical problems
- Parliamentary and presidential elections are expected around mid-2013
- The last time Libya had a multi-party election was in 1952