Seif al-Islam registers to run for president of Libya
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi presents application to run in polls in Sabha city

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Muammar Gaddafi, submitted his application on Sunday to run in Libya’s upcoming presidential election, according to local media.
Ean Libya news website published on Facebook a video of Saif al-Islam in the office of the elections commission in the city of Sabha, where he presented his application.
Saif al-Islam appears in the video wearing a Libyan traditional dress with a long white beard.
Libya’s presidential and parliamentary elections are set to take place on Dec. 24.
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