Libyan Rebels Unveil Road Map to Democracy

While they draft a constitution, Libya's Transitional National Council pledges to hold elections in rebel-held territory.

The Libyan rebels have laid out a framework for their transition to democracy with the promise of free and fair elections and a referendum on a constitution. The Transitional National Council, the de facto government of the rebel-held east end of the country, met with officials from 22 countries in Rome to set up an aid fund to keep the rebels and civilians armed and fed as their war with forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi rages into its third month. The new government plans to hold municipal elections overseen by the United Nations to prepare for a national election at an undisclosed date. The public will also get to vote on a constitution, which is being drafted now, before heading to the polls to select a new national government.