Die Folge ist, dass bisher nur zwei Parteien gegründet wurden – in einem Land, das keine Erfahrung mit einer pluralistischen Demokratie hat. Es gibt zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt kaum jemanden, der konsequent jene Veränderungen anmahnt, die nötig sind, um den Übergang von einem autoritären Regime hin zur Demokratie zu sichern.
A shortage of politically savvy leaders plagues the rebel-controlled East. Shortly after assuming the chairmanship of the NTC in March, Abdel-Jalil announced that its members would not run for office in future elections. But there has since been very little activity on the political front. Because activists were reluctant to begin campaigning while rebels were still fighting, they held back on forming political parties. As a result, only two parties have been created in a country that has no experience with pluralist democracy. At this point, there are very few voices consistently advocating the changes needed to secure the transition from an authoritarian to a democratic regime.