libya: building trust in democracy

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Libya: Building trust in democracy
04.06.2018

Libya goes to the polls in 2018. Citizens of many municipalities are called on to vote for their local councils. DW Akademie helps politicians and journalists by providing them with communication skills training.
The local election cycle in Libya started in Zawiyah on May 12. It was peaceful but the turnout was low. The next call to vote will be just after Ramadan in Bani Walid and almost 100 other municipalities. Some of them never had a council before. Local councils are elected for a four-year term; for the most part, the last local elections were held in 2013 and 2014 and many mandates will soon expire. That is why Libya’s Central Committee for Municipal Council Elections (CCMCE), together the help of DW Akademie and the EU Delegation to Libya, are trying to raise awareness of how decentralization and local power can benefit citizens and help them to a better future.