Voters streamed into polling stations Saturday hoping country's first multi-party elections in 60 years mark the start of a new era.
Millions Vote in Libya's Historic Elections
![Libyan voters line up at a polling station in Benghazi, July 7, 2012. Jubilant Libyans marked a major step toward democracy after decades of rule by dictator Moammar Gadhafi. "Don't forget the blood of the martyrs" is in Arabic at left.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B657F23E-24E6-4BEE-80E5-D5F37B7DDB91_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Libyan voters line up at a polling station in Benghazi, July 7, 2012. Jubilant Libyans marked a major step toward democracy after decades of rule by dictator Moammar Gadhafi. "Don't forget the blood of the martyrs" is in Arabic at left.
![Libyan men look for their names on a voters list at a polling station in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/E5A2D7B6-CC3C-4945-B8BB-D0F7C946AB4F_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Libyan men look for their names on a voters list at a polling station in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012.
![Egyptian military soldiers demonstrate their skills during a ceremony at a military base east of Cairo. (Photo released by Egyptian Presidency)](https://gdb.voanews.com/776F56B7-28C5-4859-8DF9-2DA38E9BA8BC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Egyptian military soldiers demonstrate their skills during a ceremony at a military base east of Cairo. (Photo released by Egyptian Presidency)
![Libyan men hold their elections ID cards while celebrating election day in Tripoli, Saturday, July 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C3FC1835-B02E-4E17-B39D-51B5C67F0559_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Libyan men hold their elections ID cards while celebrating election day in Tripoli, Saturday, July 7, 2012.