Libyan PM announces a presidential bid

Tripoli : Nov 22, 2012 - Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, Libyas Prime Minister has announced his intention to run for the presidency in next months elections.

He said he had submitted his candidacy form, according to Xinhua news agency.He noted that "There wont be any war and Libya will remain sovereign and unaffected.

" The UN-backed Government of National Unity (GNU) appointed Dbeibah as Prime Minister in February, by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), a world-sponsored body.As part of the LPDFs roadmap, Libya will hold general elections on December 24, 2008.

The House of Representatives (Libyas Parliament) approved both the Presidential Election Law in September and the parliamentary Election Law in October.Aguila Salh, Speaker of The House of Representatives, Khalifa Haitar who led an insurgency in his eastern base against UN-backed Tripoli government; and Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi (son of late Libyan ruler Muammar Gadafi).ksk/ #Libyan #presidential.