General People's Congress (Libya)
General People's Congress Arabic: مؤتمر الشعب العام الليبي 'Mu'tammar al-sha'ab al 'âmm | |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 2700 members |
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Political groups | Non-partisan (2700) |
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Last election | March 2009[1] |
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| People's Hall, Tripoli, Libya | |
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The General People's Congress (Arabic: مؤتمر الشعب العام الليبي, Mu'tammar al-sha'ab al 'âmm), often abbreviated as the GPC, was the supreme authority of state power in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Per principle of unified power, all state organs were subordinated to the GPC. It consisted of 2,700 representatives of the Basic People's Congresses (BPC).
The GPC was the legislative forum that interacted with the General People's Committee (GPCO), whose members were secretaries of Libyan ministries. It notionally served as the intermediary between the masses and the leadership and was composed of the secretariats of some 600 local "basic popular congresses." The GPC secretariat and the cabinet secretaries were appointed by the GPC secretary general and confirmed by the annual GPC session. These cabinet secretaries were responsible for the routine operation of their ministries.
History
[edit]The body was established in 1977, upon the adoption of the "Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People".[2] It was headed by the Secretary-General of the General People's Congress.
In 2008, Gaddafi proposed that the GPC vote to accept a radical new oil distribution proposal, in which oil revenue generated by Libya would go to Libyan citizens directly. The stated goal of this proposal was to circumnavigate government corruption and free Libyans from a corrupt bureaucracy[3]. However, after much deliberation and debate, the proposal was voted down the following year, and did not go into effect.[4]
The People's Hall in Tripoli, where the Congress met, was set on fire in February 2011, during the First Libyan Civil War.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Technical Difficulties" (PDF). 2009-2017.state.gov. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ Banks, Arthur S.; Day, Alan J.; Muller, Thomas C. (February 2016). Political Handbook of the World 1998. Springer. ISBN 9781349149513.
- ↑ "Gaddafi says Libyans should get oil cash directly". Reuters. 31 August 2008.
- ↑ Peskin, Doron (12 March 2009). "Libyan citizens won't receive oil revenues". Ynetglobal. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ Reuters News
- ↑ BBC News; "Libya protests"; 21 February 2011; accessed 02-23-2011
External links
[edit]- "General People's Congress – official website". Archived from the original on 11 February 2010.
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