NTC's constitutional declaration ready

Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) will announce a constitutional declaration that will shape the administration of the country.***

ANKARA 

After overthrowing Moammar Gadhafi regime, NTC's Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil has said that there were some conditions to be met before announcing the declaration.
Jalil said that one of the conditions was to capture or kill Gadhafi, adding that a new government would be set up only after the whole Libya was saved.
According to the constitutional declaration, Libyan state is a democracy, wherein the people act as the source of political authorities, Tripoli is the state capital, Islam is the state religion, while the Islamic Sharia is its principal source of legislation, and Arabic is the official language. The state grants the right of freedom of religion for non-Muslim minorities, and the state protects the linguistic and cultural rights of all components of Libyan society.
The new constitution includes 37 articles, and that the system of the transitional government during the transitional period is ruled by the articles 17 to 30. The transitional phase will take about 20 months, 8 months under the NTC and 12 months under a General National Assembly.
Article 30 of the Constitutional Declaration requires the formation of a national government within 30 days of liberation — the term for Gadhafi's defeat. By 90 days after liberation, election laws will be announced, and a high commission for elections should be formed. Libyans then elect a new General National Assembly within 240 days of liberation. The Assembly will consist of 210 members. It will be responsible for choosing a temporary head of government and drafting and passing laws to manage the country's affairs.
After its formation, the Assembly will have 30 days to select the temporary head of government and within 60 days it must submit a constitution for a popular referendum. If approved by the Libyan people, the constitution becomes law, and if the people reject it, the Assembly will be given another 30 days to restore the constitution.
After the approval of the constitution, the Assembly has 30 days to pass electoral laws for a presidential election within 180 days. The role of the interim head of government finishes when the elected president takes office.
NTC was formed to represent Libya by anti-Gadhafi forces during the 2011 Libyan civil war. Its formation was announced in the city of Benghazi on February 27, 2011 and its intended purpose is to act as the "political face of the revolution". On March 5, 2011, the council issued a statement in which it declared itself to be the "only legitimate body representing the people of Libya and the Libyan state".