Gaddafi willing to hold elections, claims son

LIBYA’S Muammar Gaddafi is willing to hold elections and step aside if he lost, his son said, an offer dismissed by rebels but which could test the unity of the Western alliance trying to force him out.

However, Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Ali Al-Mahmoudi later appeared to question the potential concession, telling reporters: “I would like to correct (that) and say that the leader of the revolution is not concerned by any referendum.”

He added that there was no reason for the Libyan leader to step down in any case because he had not held any political or administrative role since 1977.