1965 Libyan general election

8 May 1965

Early general elections were held in Libya on 8 May 1965 to elect members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament,[1] following the dissolution of parliament by King Idris after the 1964 elections.[2] As political parties were banned, all candidates ran as independents. In order to ensure the victory of pro-government candidates, ballot boxes were tampered with by police.[2]

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p527 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. 1 2 The Libyan economy: economic diversification and international repositioning p16
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