Tripoli, 1 August:
The results of the elections for Derna Local Council have been announced. The elections for the new council were . . .[restrict]held on 17 July. There were 93 candidates for 23 seats representing 13 districts.
The average turnout was low, just 38 percent.
A local political activist, Brika Abdelkader Swesi, deplored what he saw as poor levels of participation in the election, telling Al-Ahrar TV “Many were unaware of the holding of elections. They came at a time when everyone was still busy with the General National Congress Elections of July 7”.
However, in some wards the turnout was over 50 poercent and it is reported that the numbers of young people turning out to vote were encouraging.
The elections took place peacefully and the candidates, all of whom stood as independents, were elected largely on their reputations within the community, as there was little time for effective election campaigns.
Results by district:
Al-Aziyat (1 seat, 6 candidates, 45.51% turnout)
• Mahmoud Mohamed Bubakr Makhiun (80 votes) –
Al-Tamimi (1 seat, 5 candidates, 39.02% turnout)
• Farhat Nasseeb Faraj Shaul (339 votes) –
Al-Bomba (1 seat, 1 candidate, 43.95% turnout)
• Yusef Hamad Saad Alluwaj (229 votes)
Umm Al-Rozam (2 seats, 11 candidates, 29.43% turnout)
• Hesham Mohamed Al-Sroahi Al-Amin (161 votes)
• Yunis Hamad Khalifa Taha (161 votes) –
Martubah (1 seat, 3 candidates, 38.50% turnout)
• Abdelaziz Abdelhameed Abdelaziz Salem (160 votes) –
Al-Fitanah (1 seat, 5 candidates, 43.53% turnout)
• Salah Ali Mohamed Al-Ghariani (98 votes)
Al-Sahel Al-Sharqy (3 seats, 12 candidates, 36.29% turnout)
• Adel Abdallah Mohammed Al-Sharif (386 votes)
• Abdessalam Abdel Hameed Awad Alkuash (326 votes)
• Ramzi Abdurrazak Salem Alsha’ry (259 votes)
Abu Mansour (3 seats, 18 candidates, 41.44% turnout)
• Fathallah Ibrahim Omar Alawami (480 votes)
• Hussam Mohammed Ali Alnwaissary (270 votes)
• Fathallah Saadallah Fathallah Almoqassaby (206 votes)
Al-Jabeelah and Al-Balad (4 seats, 12 candidates, 37.55% turnout)
• Al-Senussi Abdul Qadir Al-Sanussi Al-Zuni (563 votes)
• Omar Fakhri Omar Bukhatuah (394 votes)
• Walid Mohamed Hassan Alhinaid (310 votes)
• Marwan Abdul Sami Shaaban bin Saud (165 votes) –
Basses (1 seat, 3 candidates, 65.25% turnout)
• Faisal Rizk Hamad Abdulkarim (287 votes)
Al-Maghar (3 seats, 11 candidates, 35.74% turnout)
• Yusuf Mohamed Salem Al Falah (640 votes)
• Awad Belgassem Awad Lairej (446 votes)
• Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Estaitah (403 votes)
Karsah (1 seat, 5 candidates, 35.64% turnout)
• Samir Ramadan Jadallah Al-Turkawi (82 votes) –
Lathroon (1 seat, 4 candidates, 51.60% turnout)
• Adel Younes Arahim Hamad (118 votes) [/restrict]
