Editing Politics of Libya (section)

==Political parties and elections==
{{main|List of political parties in Libya}}
On 7 July 2012, the Legislative body – the [[General National Congress]] – was elected.

=== List of parties with seats in the General National Congress ===
* [[National Forces Alliance]] 
* [[Justice and Construction Party|Justice & Construction]] 
* [[National Front Party (Libya)|National Front]] 
* [[List of political parties in Libya|Wadi al-Hiya Alliance]] 
* [[Union for Homeland]] 
* [[National Centrist Party]] 
* Libyan National Democratic Party
* The Message
* The Foundation
* [[National Party for Development and Welfare]] 
* Nation & Prosperity
* Authenticity & Renewal
* Authenticity & Progress
* Moderate Umma Assembly
* Libik Watani
* National Gathering of Wadi al-Shati
* Moderate Youth Party
* Libyan List for Freedom & Development
* National Coalition of Parties
* Libya the Hope
* Wisdom Party.<ref>{{cite web|title=Libyan Election Party List Results: Seats Per Party by District|url=http://pomed.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Libyan-Party-List-Results.pdf|publisher=POMED|access-date=29 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616023809/http://pomed.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Libyan-Party-List-Results.pdf|archive-date=16 June 2013}}</ref>

=== List of parties without seats in the General National Congress ===
* [[Libyan Popular National Movement]] 
* [[Democratic Party (Libya)|Democratic Party]] 
* [[Homeland Party (Libya)|Homeland Party]]<ref>{{Citation |first=Peter |last=Beaumont |title=Political Islam poised to dominate the new world bequeathed by Arab spring |newspaper=The Guardian |date=3 December 2011 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/03/political-islam-poised-arab-spring |access-date=31 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |first=Richard |last=Spencer |title=Libyan cleric announces new party on lines of 'moderate' Islamic democracy |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=19 November 2011 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8879955/Libyan-cleric-announces-new-party-on-lines-of-moderate-Islamic-democracy.html |access-date=31 January 2012}}</ref> 
* [[Party of Reform and Development]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/first-islamist-party-emerges-in-libya.aspx?pageID=238&nID=11203&NewsCatID=357 |title=First Islamist party emerges in Libya
|newspaper=Hurriyet Daily News |date=11 January 2012 |access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref> 
* Libyan Constitutional Union
* Libyan Amazigh Congress
* Alhaq and Democracy Party of Benghazi
* Libyan National Congress Party
* New Libya Party
* National Unity of Libya Party
* Freedom and Development Party of Libya
* The Patriotic Reform Party
* National Solidarity Party
* The Libyan National Party
* Umma Party
* Justice and Democracy Party of Libya
* Libya Future Party
* Libyan Center Party
* National Democratic Assembly for Justice and Progress
* Libya Development Party
* Libyan Universal Party
* National Democratic Alliance
* New National Congress Party
* Tawasul Party
* Libyan National Democratic Party for Justice and Development
* Libya Our Home and Tribe Party
* Libyan Liberation Party
* Libya for All Party
* [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya]] 
* Unity Movement
* Democratic Youth Party
* National Democratic Assembly
* Wefaq Party
* Libyan National Democratic Assemblage
* Ansar Al Horria
* Libyan Unionist Party.<ref>{{Citation|title=Federalists launch political party|date=1 August 2012|url=http://www.libyaherald.com/?p=11999|access-date=2 August 2012}}</ref>