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
![A woman celebrates on the streets in Tripoli's Martyrs' Square after casting her vote during Libya's National Assembly election, July 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/16844953-6A3A-44F0-9AB5-4B82D2EF9052_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman celebrates on the streets in Tripoli's Martyrs' Square after casting her vote during Libya's National Assembly election, July 7, 2012.
![Libyans hold up their ink-marked fingers that shows they have voted as they celebrate in Martyrs' Square in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/966B43C9-DF09-47EF-A4AB-51BC5BCB693B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Libyans hold up their ink-marked fingers that shows they have voted as they celebrate in Martyrs' Square in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012.
![Used ballot booklets, which were set on fire by anti-election protesters, are seen in a square in central Benghazi, Libya, July 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8A030A66-0E4E-4007-A58E-476CC4E98835_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Used ballot booklets, which were set on fire by anti-election protesters, are seen in a square in central Benghazi, Libya, July 7, 2012.
![An official counts ballots at a polling station in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6F0D3461-BE1A-40DC-A49F-9CA456610B1C_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An official counts ballots at a polling station in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012.