The Democratic Party (Arabic: الحزب الديمقراطي) is a political party in Libya launched by the Libyan Freedom and Democracy Campaign on 14 July 2011 to represent the aspirations of the Libyan people in post-Gaddafi and post-National Transitional Council elections.
It shares most of the policies of its predecessor, like supporting the National Transitional Council only as a useful expedient to help the transition to democracy, but noting that it does not have legal legitimacy,[2] and demanding that the transition to democracy in Libya be overseen by a United Nations commission similar to the Adriaan Pelt commission at the end of World War II which oversaw the independence of Libya.
[3] The party has pro-Israeli points like the recognition of Israel[4] It also supports freedom of return for Libyan Jews.
The Democratic Party also support the separation of religion and statehood, with freedom of conscience and respect for all religions[5] as the best way to defeat Islamic extremism and Al-Qaeda.
[6] The party is currently working with many think tanks such as the club of Madrid, the Gorbachev Foundation and The Westminster Foundation for Democracy, to achieve its aims.