1. Returnee
Arrested in 2011, Seif al-Islam Gaddafi spent most of the last ten years near Zintan (north-western Libya), the town of origin of the revolutionary brigade which arrested him. Officially released in 2016, he waited until July 2021 to announce his return to political life in The New York Times.
2. Imbroglio
Still being claimed by the International Criminal Court for his role in the 2011 crackdown, he was nearly barred from running because of his criminal record.
Contradicting the High Electoral Commission, the Court of Justice in Sebha finally validated his candidacy.
3. Reformist?
“His candidacy is not one of nostalgia for the old regime,” says Souha al-Badri, his communications advisor. Those close to him keep reminding us that, under his father’s reign, he was already a reformist. However, in The New York Times, Seif al-Islam said that ” “What happened in Libya was not a
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