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Union for Homeland

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Leader
  
Abdulrahman Asswehly

Headquarters
  
Misrata, Libya

Seats in the General National Congress:
  
2 / 200

Founded
  
2012

Political position
  
Centre

Ideology
  
Regionalism Localism Populism

The Union for Homeland (Arabic: الإتحاد من أجل الوطن‎‎, Al-Ittihad min Ajl Al-Watan) is a political party in Libya, founded in 2012. It is mainly based in Misrata District. The party is led by Abdulrahman Asswehly, a prominent opponent of former leader Muammar Gaddafi. The Union advocates strong decentralisation of power on a local level, but rejects federalism. It proposes a semi-presidential system modelled on the French one. The Union for Homeland calls for a consequent break with the old regime and wants to ban figures who held ranks during Gaddafi's government from political influence.

The party won two seats in the Libyan General National Congress election of 2012.

References

Union for Homeland Wikipedia