Voter registration has led even the most conservative parties to join the rush to woo the female electorate Among the kaleidoscope of political party posters that cover every spare surface in Libya for this weekend’s elections, one stands out: that of Al Watan, a hardline Islamist party. Al Watan is led by Abdul Hakim Bilhaj, the former jihadist fighter who is suing the British government for alleged complicity in his CIA rendition and torture

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