On 21 November, Libya-Analysis Researcher Verity Hubbard wrote an article for The Spectator on the candidacy of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in Libya's presidential elections. She traces Saif's return to the Libyan political scene and provides an overview of the complexities surrounding the electoral process. She concludes that Saif's presidential candidacy is essentially a sideshow sponsored by powerful actors seeking to control events in the country.Read the article here
The strange resurrection of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi