The dimensions of change of the political system in Libya

Abstract

Like many Arab countries and the countries of North Africa, Libya is subjected to the tsunami of change which caused a major shift in the political history of Libya, that was ruled by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi for nearly 42 years, and controlled by the tribes who seized the political process and deprived most segments of society to participate in political decision-making, as well as the individuality of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and the members of his tribe to govern and monopolize all the privileges for his benefit and for his family. This matter led to the deterioration of the political situation in the country, despite Gaddafi's attempts to make economic reforms through his announcement to return to free economic system, and the adoption of the Green Charter for Human Rights. But since these reforms have not given the Libyans their political and civil rights, a sense of dissatisfaction with the nature of economic reforms that are promised by Gaddafi and did not find the way for their implementation is generated. Moreover, there were political incentives and social and economic motives within Libyan society pushed the people to declare this revolution that is represented in political suppression, differentiation, and economic deprivation which increased the severity of the conflict between the regions of east and west Libya, and perhaps this explains the cause of the revolution in the eastern regions of the country. In fact, Gaddafi's mistakes have a great impact on the escalating public opinion and the opposition forces against him in the light of the crisis that witnessed by the political regimes in the Arab region and the countries of North Africa, especially Egypt and Tunisia, which led to the start of the Libyan revolution on February 17