Libya’s election hints at blow to Islamist rise in Arab Spring wake

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya’s first nationwide elections in nearly five decades brought hints Sunday of an Arab Spring precedent: Western-leaning parties making strides over Islamist rivals hoping to follow the same paths to power as in neighbors Egypt and Tunisia.

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