National Front Party (Libya)

National Front Party
حزب الجبهة الوطنية
Hizb Al-Jabha Al-Wataniyya
LeaderMohammed Ali Abdallah
FounderMohamed Yousef el-Magariaf
Founded9 May 2012[1]
Preceded byNational Front for the Salvation of Libya
IdeologyLiberalism[2]
Progressivism[3]
Political positionCentre-left
General National Congress
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Website
http://www.jabha.ly/

The National Front Party (Arabic: حزب الجبهة الوطنية, Hizb Al-Jabha Al-Wataniyya)[4] is a political party in Libya, formed in May 2012. It is the successor to the National Front for the Salvation of Libya, an anti-Gaddafi resistance movement founded in 1981.[2] Its ideology is considered liberal and progressive, and Libya Herald writer George Grant described the party as "arguably the most liberal-leaning of all in Congress."[1][3]

NFP holds 3 seats in the General National Congress (GNC), making it the third largest party.[5] Its leader, Mohamed el-Magariaf served as the President of the GNC from 9 August 2012 to 28 May 2013.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b Grant, George (12 August 2012). "Analysis: Magarief victory paves way for emergence of Abushagur as PM". Libya Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b Khan, Umar (30 June 2012). "Party Profile: The National Front". Libya Herald.
  3. ^ a b Khan, Umar (5 June 2012). "Libya's delayed elections are hard to call". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  4. ^ Haimzadeh, Patrick (3 July 2012). "Libya's Unquiet Election". Middle East Online. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  5. ^ "National Congress party results". Libya Herald. 18 July 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  6. ^ "Libyan assembly votes Gaddafi opponent as president". Reuters. 9 August 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  7. ^ "Levent Baştürk: Magariaf's being affected by the Political Isolation Law is not fair - New Region". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2013-07-04.