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Polling stations opened across Libya on Thursday but after four hours of polling, the turnout had reached just 18 percent, election organizers said
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Only one third of 3.4 million eligible voters have registered after several extensions of the deadline, comparing with more than 2.7 million in the elections for General National Congress (GNC) in July 2012.
Voters will now have to directly choose 60 members of the constituent assembly, because the parliament failed to appoint the body.
Following the election of the assembly, the body will have 120 days to draft a new charter, which would then be put to a referendum.
If the document is approved, a parliamentary election would be held in late 2014.
The United Nations has called on Libyans to make their voices heard and contribute positively to the much-awaited elections.
According to the interior and defense ministries, more than 50,000 police and army forces have been deployed to secure the country's 1,500 polling stations
This is while, five polling stations have been damaged in overnight bomb attacks in the eastern city of Derna, no casualties reported.
Libya has been the scene of numerous clashes between government forces and rival militia groups, who played a key role in the 2011 popular uprising that toppled former ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
The former rebels refuse to lay down their arms despite efforts by the central government to impose law and order.
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