Son of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi runs for president

TRIPOLI - Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late ruler of Libya Muammar Gaddafi, on Sunday officially submitted candidacy documents for the upcoming presidential election, said the High National Elections Commission (HNEC).

"Today, Sunday, November 14, 2021, candidate Saif al-Islam Muammar Gaddafi submitted his candidacy for the presidency of the Libyan state," the commission said in a statement.

"Candidate Saif al-Islam Gaddafi also received his electoral card from the electoral center in which he is registered," said the statement, adding that the center number is 21021 in south Libya's Sebha city.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was released from prison in 2017 after being detained in the western city of Zintan since the fall of his father's regime in 2011.

Libya is expecting to hold general elections on Dec 24 this year, as part of a roadmap adopted by the UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF).