AP PHOTOS: First Libyan election after Gadhafi
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?A Libyan woman votes at a polling center in the Old City of Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Jubilant Libyans marked a major step toward democracy after decades of erratic one-man rule, voting Saturday in the first parliamentary election after last year?s overthrow and killing of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. But the joy over the historic vote was tempered by boycott calls, the burning of ballots and other violence in Libya?s restive east.(AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
A Libyan woman votes at a polling center in the Old City of Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Jubilant Libyans marked a major step toward democracy after decades of erratic one-man rule, voting Saturday in the first parliamentary election after last year?s overthrow and killing of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. But the joy over the historic vote was tempered by boycott calls, the burning of ballots and other violence in Libya?s restive east.(AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
Libyan men look for their names on a voters list at a polling station in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Jubilant Libyans marked a major step toward democracy after decades of erratic one-man rule, voting Saturday in the first parliamentary election after last year?s overthrow and killing of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. But the joy over the historic vote was tempered by boycott calls, the burning of ballots and other violence in Libya?s restive east.(AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
A Libyan man leaves a voting booth to cast his ballot at a polling station in the former loyalist stronghold district of Abu Salim in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Jubilant Libyans marked a major step toward democracy after decades of erratic one-man rule, voting Saturday in the first parliamentary election after last year?s overthrow and killing of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. But the joy over the historic vote was tempered by boycott calls, the burning of ballots and other violence in Libya?s restive east.(AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
This combo image of three photographs shows Libyan men holding their elections ID at a polling station in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Jubilant Libyan voters marked a major step toward democracy after decades of erratic one-man rule, casting their ballots Saturday in the first parliamentary election after last year's overthrow and killing of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. But the joy was tempered by boycott calls, the burning of ballots and other violence in the country's restive east. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
Libyan men hold their elections ID cards while celebrating election day in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Jubilant Libyan voters marked a major step toward democracy after decades of erratic one-man rule, casting their ballots Saturday in the first parliamentary election after last year's overthrow and killing of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. But the joy was tempered by boycott calls, the burning of ballots and other violence in the country's restive east. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
Libyan voters mark a major step toward democracy after decades of erratic one-man rule, casting their ballots Saturday in the first parliamentary election after last year's overthrow and killing of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. But the joy was tempered by boycott calls, the burning of ballots and other violence in the country's restive east.
In the capital, Tripoli, residents turned out in droves to cast votes for the 200-seat legislature. Lines began to form outside polling centers more than an hour before they were scheduled to open. Policemen and soldiers were guarding the centers, searching voters as well as election workers.
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Here is a photo gallery from Libya that will be updated throughout the day.
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