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The black Cyrenaica flag is used by federalist protesters aiming to create an eastern region independent from Tripoli.
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Federalist protesters gathered in Benghazi to demonstrate against what they say is an unjust distribution of seats for their region in the General National Congress.
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Ballots, ballot boxes and indelible ink arrived from Dubai and are stored in a warehouse in Benghazi, ready to be distributed to the polling stations. Libyan voters will have to dip a finger in one of the 16,000 cases of ink to prevent people from voting twice.
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Women of Benghazi held a gathering to promote female participation in the July 7 vote.
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At this Gaddafi-era monument, federalist protesters placed the new Libyan national flag under the black Cyrenaica flag, symbolising the federalists' desire to receive greater recognition for the eastern region.
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The Man-Made River Authority building is used by the High National Election Committee in Benghazi as the nerve centre of its activities in the run-up to the elections.
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Faraj Abdel Aziz Najem, a 48-year-old independent candidate in the district of Benghazi, does not have a campaign team and
relies on himself and his family and friends to distribute his campaign
material.
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Members of the "public outreach team" of the High National Elections Commission printed leaflets to educate schoolchildren and their parents about the General National Congress vote.
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Jalal El Kharaz, chief coordinator of the logistical team of the High National Election Committee, inspects newly arrived ballots and ballot boxes in a warehouse in Benghazi.
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Federalist protesters hand in their voter registration cards in protest against what they say is an unjust distribution of seats in the General National Congress.
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The streets of Benghazi are filled with campaign posters, many of them ripped by federalist youth who oppose the centralised power of Tripoli, the capital.
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Suliman Zubi, 69, is a retired lawyer from Benghazi and one of the 2,500 independent candidates running in the July 7 national election.
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Hamed Elhasy, the spokeman for the Cyrenaica military council, says Libya should be a federal state with more autonomy given to the eastern region.