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Turnout of 38 percent among overseas voters

The Higher National Elections Commission announced Monday that 3,816 Libyans overseas had taken part in the parliamentary elections, making a 30 percent turnout among the 10,087 registered voters.

The busiest electoral station was in the British city of Manchester, where some 568 votes were cast. Conversely only 43 people took part at the Los Angeles polling centre.

Despite a low outcome, those who did take part appeared proud to share their political participation on social media: