Democracy in Libya

Democracy Ratings

Freedom House 2018	Score: 6.5 out of 7 ^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}	Freedom Status: Not Free
EIU Democracy Index 2017	Score: 2.32 out of 10 ^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}	World Ranking: 154
Polity IV 2016	Score: -7 ^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}	Category: Failed State

Freedom House 2018

Score:

6.5 out of 7

^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}

Freedom Status:

Not Free

EIU Democracy Index 2017

Score:

2.32 out of 10

^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}

World Ranking:

154

Polity IV 2016

Score:

-7

^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}

Category:

Failed State

System of Government	Parliamentary System
System of appointment to legislature	40 single-member constituencies elect through first past the post 80 elected through single non-transferable vote in 29 multi-member constituencies 80 elected through proportional representation
Last Legislative Election	2012
Next Legislative Election	TBC
Number of Seats in Legislature	200
Female quota, representation in lower house	Yes: Legislated candidate quotas

Last legislative election (2012)
Party	Votes (%)	Seats
National Forces Alliance	48.14	39
Justice and Construction	10.27	17
National Front	4.08	3
Union for the Homeland	4.50	2
National Centrist Party	4.00	2
Wadi Al-Hayah Party	0.47	2
Moderate Ummah Assembly	1.47	1
Authenticity and Renewal	1.26	1
National Party For Development and Welfare	1.16	1
Al-Hekma (Wisdom) Party	1.15	1
Authenticity and Progress	0.92	1
Libyan National Democratic Party	0.88	1
National Parties Alliance	0.86	1
Ar-Resalah (The Message)	0.53	1
Centrist Youth Party	0.49	1
Libya Al-‘Amal (Libya – The Hope)	0.41	1
Labaika National Party	0.23	1
Libyan Party for Liberty and Development	0.18	1
Arrakeeza (The Foundation)	0.10	1
Nation and Prosperity	0.09	1
National Party of Wadi ash-Shati	0.09	1
Al-Watan (Homeland Party)	3.45	0
Others	14.72	0
Independents	–	120