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tabatha

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2. Yup, I am heartened whenever I read ChangeInLibya's twitter feed.

Reply to ellisonz (Reply #1)

Wed May 23, 2012, 07:20 PM

May 2012

Ismael ‏@ChangeInLibya

BREAKING: The final number of registered voters for #Libya's constituent assembly elections is 2,712,977 out of 3.5m or 80% participation

Ismael ‏@ChangeInLibya
WOW: Final figures: Women make up 47% of #Libya's 2.7million June elecs registered voters. I expected lower. Great to see! #lyelect

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Benghazi�s Local Elections: A Message of Confidence to the Rest of Libya and the World [View all] tabatha May 2012 OP

I think Libya is clearly on the right path. ellisonz May 2012 #1

Yup, I am heartened whenever I read ChangeInLibya's twitter feed. tabatha May 2012 #2

If accurate, those are great numbers! ellisonz May 2012 #3

Other sources tabatha May 2012 #4

Whoa, I didn't see your other post when I posted. That's epic. joshcryer May 2012 #6

Yep, I keep trying to find the source for that, but if true (80%)... joshcryer May 2012 #5

Most encouraging. Iterate May 2012 #7