Libya's Jibril wins election landslide

A man celebrates at the end of voting day in Sirte July 7, 2012. Libyans defied violence and boycott calls to rush to the polls in their first free national election in 60 years on Saturday, parting with the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorship. REUTERS/Anis Mili
A man celebrates at the end of voting day in Sirte July 7, 2012. Libyans defied violence and boycott calls to rush to the polls in their first free national election in 60 years on Saturday, parting with the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorship. REUTERS/Anis Mili (Reuters)

The moderate National Forces Alliance of wartime prime minister Mahmoud Jibril scored a landslide victory over rival Islamist parties in Libya's first free national election in a generation, partial tallies showed on Thursday, July 12.