The Democratic Party () is a political party in

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

launched by the Libyan Freedom and Democracy Campaign on 14 July 2011 to represent the aspirations of the Libyan people in post-

Gaddafi Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi (20 October 2011) was a Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician and political theorist who ruled Libya from 1969 until his assassination by Libyan rebel forces in 2011. He came to power ...

and post-

National Transitional Council The National Transitional Council (NTC) was a transitional government established in the 2011 Libyan civil war. After rebel forces overthrew the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of Muammar Gaddafi in August 2011, the NTC governed Libya for a further ...

elections.

Ideology

The DPL's doctrine is a

secularist Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on naturalistic considerations, uninvolved with religion. It is most commonly thought of as the separation of religion from civil affairs and the state and may be broadened ...

and liberal one. It shares most of the policies of its predecessor, like supporting the

only as a useful expedient to help the transition to democracy, but noting that it does not have legal legitimacy, and demanding that the transition to democracy in Libya be overseen by a

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commission similar to the Adriaan Pelt commission at the end of

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which oversaw the independence of Libya. The party has pro-Israeli points like the recognition of

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

It also supports freedom of return for Libyan Jews. The Democratic Party also support the separation of religion and statehood, with

freedom of conscience Freedom of conscience is the freedom of an individual to act upon their moral beliefs. In particular, it often refers to the freedom to ''not do'' something one is normally obliged, ordered or expected to do. An individual exercising this freedom m ...

and respect for all religions as the best way to defeat

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and

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. The party is currently working with many

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s such as the club of Madrid, the Gorbachev Foundation and

The Westminster Foundation for Democracy The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is a United Kingdom non-departmental public body set up to support democracy, democratic institutions overseas. It was established on 26 February 1992 and registered as a company limited by guarante ...

, to achieve its aims.

References

External links

Official Website
{{2011 Libyan civil war 2011 establishments in Libya Liberal parties in Libya Libyan civil war (2011) Political parties established in 2011 Political parties in Libya Secularism in the Arab world