Tripoli: The son of Dictator late Libya Muammar Gaddafi appeared for almost the first time in a decade on Sunday to register as a presidential candidate for the election of December which was planned to help end the years of chaos since his father was overthrown.
Saif Al-Islam Al-Gaddafi, 49, appeared in the video election commission in traditional chocolate robes and turban, and with a beard and gray glass, signing a document at the center of election in the city of Sebha.
Gaddafi is one of the most prominent figures who is expected to run for the President, a list which also includes the East Military Commander Khalifa Holy, PM Abdulhamid Al-Dbeibah and Parliament speaker Aguila Saleh.
However, while his name is one of the most famous in Libya, he is almost not seen for a decade.
The formal entry becomes the election whose rules are still contested by Libyan fight factions can also ask new questions on contests that display candidates seen in some unacceptable areas.
Apart from public support from most Libyan factions and foreign powers for general elections on December 24, voting remains doubtful as a rival entity fighting on rules and schedules.
While Gaddafi tended to play in nostalgia for the era before the revolt supported by NATO 2011 which swept his father from power and delivered in a decade of chaos and violence, analysts said he might not be proven to be a front runner.
The era of Gaddafi is still remembered by many Libyans as one of the harsh autocracy, while Saif Al-Islam and former regime figures have lost power so they may find it difficult to mobilize a lot of major support as the main rival.
Muammar Gaddafi was arrested outside his home town sirte by opposition fighters in October 2011 and sunbathing.
Saif Al-Islam was confiscated for days later by fighters from the Zintan Mountain area as he tried to escape Libya for Niger.