Religion-based parties banned under new Libyan law

Libyan authorities on Tuesday passed legislation governing the formation of political organizations which rules out religious, regional and tribal platforms and bans foreign funding.

"Political parties and associations should not be built on the basis of regional, tribal or religious affiliation," a member of the ruling National Transitional Council told AFP.

"They cannot be an extension of a political party abroad or receive foreign funding," said Mustafa Landi, a member of the legal committee.

Political parties must have a minimum of 250 founding members while associations need only 100, according to legislation which was agreed on late Tuesday, he added.

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Can we have that in the US?