<p>Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah on Sunday registered his candidacy for next month's presidential election, official media.</p>.<p>Dbeibah signed documents at the HNEC electoral commission in the capital Tripoli, according to footage broadcast live by state television, the day before the deadline for registrations.</p>.<p>A wealthy businessman from the port city of Misrata, the 62-year-old political newcomer was designated as interim premier in February in a UN-led process, to steer the country to legislative and presidential elections.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/gaddafis-son-runs-for-libya-presidency-say-officials-1050628.html" target="_blank">Gaddafi's son runs for Libya presidency, say officials</a></strong></p>.<p>Doubt had long swirled about whether he would present his candidacy but on Thursday he submitted an assets declaration -- one of the pre-requisites for prospective presidential candidates.</p>.<p>Libya's first ever direct presidential poll, due on December 24, comes as the United Nations seeks to end a decade of violence in the oil-rich nation since a NATO-backed uprising that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.</p>.<p>Libya's parliament speaker Aguila Saleh, eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar and Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, the late dictator's son, have also signed up to run for the presidency.</p>.<p>Nearly three million Libyans -- out of a total population of some seven million people -- have so far registered to vote.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah on Sunday registered his candidacy for next month's presidential election, official media.</p>.<p>Dbeibah signed documents at the HNEC electoral commission in the capital Tripoli, according to footage broadcast live by state television, the day before the deadline for registrations.</p>.<p>A wealthy businessman from the port city of Misrata, the 62-year-old political newcomer was designated as interim premier in February in a UN-led process, to steer the country to legislative and presidential elections.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/gaddafis-son-runs-for-libya-presidency-say-officials-1050628.html" target="_blank">Gaddafi's son runs for Libya presidency, say officials</a></strong></p>.<p>Doubt had long swirled about whether he would present his candidacy but on Thursday he submitted an assets declaration -- one of the pre-requisites for prospective presidential candidates.</p>.<p>Libya's first ever direct presidential poll, due on December 24, comes as the United Nations seeks to end a decade of violence in the oil-rich nation since a NATO-backed uprising that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.</p>.<p>Libya's parliament speaker Aguila Saleh, eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar and Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, the late dictator's son, have also signed up to run for the presidency.</p>.<p>Nearly three million Libyans -- out of a total population of some seven million people -- have so far registered to vote.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>