{"id":368138,"date":"2011-04-04T23:53:37","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T23:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/04\/source-libyan-envoy-testing-waters-for-takeover-by-gadhafis-son\/"},"modified":"2011-04-04T23:53:37","modified_gmt":"2011-04-04T23:53:37","slug":"source-libyan-envoy-testing-waters-for-takeover-by-gadhafis-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/04\/source-libyan-envoy-testing-waters-for-takeover-by-gadhafis-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Source: Libyan envoy testing waters for takeover by Gadhafi&#8217;s son"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"58.605828220859\">  <!-- start feedback link --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/feedback link --><br \/>\n       <!-- Tracking values --><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!--startclickprintinclude-->   <!--endclickprintinclude--> <!--startclickprintexclude--> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p>From  <b>Nic Robertson<\/b>, Senior International Correspondent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"33\"><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- CONTENT -->  <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul><!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<li>A source says the transition to Saif al-Islam must be gradual<\/li>\n<li>Saif was once thought to be a leading reformer inside the Libyan government<\/li>\n<li>He has since emerged as one of his father&#8217;s most visible defenders<\/li>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--> <!--startclickprintinclude--> <\/p>\n<p><b>Tripoli, Libya (CNN)<\/b> &#8212; The envoy sent by Moammar Gadhafi to the West is testing foreign governments&#8217; willingness to accept one of the embattled Libyan leader&#8217;s sons as his successor, a source close to the Libyan leadership told CNN Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposal, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, 38, would take over from his father and help to usher in swift reform, the source said.<\/p>\n<p>Once thought to be a leading reformer inside the Libyan government, Saif has emerged as one of his father&#8217;s most visible defenders since the start of the unrest.<\/p>\n<p>To avoid instability, the transition must &#8220;be a gradual handover of power,&#8221; the source said.<\/p>\n<p>The source also stressed the need to negotiate a &#8220;respectful solution&#8221; so that the elder Gadhafi is not seen as being forced out. Moammar Gadhafi has led Libya for 42 years.<\/p>\n<p>Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdelati Obeidi met with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Sunday. He arrived Monday in Turkey, where he is expected to continue talks.<\/p>\n<p><!--endclickprintinclude--><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br \/>\n<!-- \/cnn_strybtmcntnt --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycntnt --><!-- \/cnn_strycntntrgt --><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/rss.cnn.com\/~r\/rss\/edition_africa\/~3\/qS15fmtGtvg\/index.html\" title=\"Source: Libyan envoy testing waters for takeover by Gadhafi's son\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source: Libyan envoy testing waters for takeover by Gadhafi&#8217;s son<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> From Nic Robertson , Senior International Correspondent STORY HIGHLIGHTS A source says the transition to Saif al-Islam must be gradual Saif was once thought to be a leading reformer inside the Libyan government He has since emerged as one of his father&#8217;s most visible defenders Tripoli, Libya (CNN) &#8212; The envoy sent by Moammar Gadhafi to the West is testing foreign governments&#8217; willingness to accept one of the embattled Libyan leader&#8217;s sons as his successor, a source close to the Libyan leadership told CNN Monday. Under the proposal, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, 38, would take over from his father and help to usher in swift reform, the source said. Once thought to be a leading reformer inside the Libyan government, Saif has emerged as one of his father&#8217;s most visible defenders since the start of the unrest. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-368138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Source: Libyan envoy testing waters for takeover by Gadhafi&#039;s son - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/04\/source-libyan-envoy-testing-waters-for-takeover-by-gadhafis-son\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Source: Libyan envoy testing waters for takeover by Gadhafi&#039;s son - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"From Nic Robertson , Senior International Correspondent STORY HIGHLIGHTS A source says the transition to Saif al-Islam must be gradual Saif was once thought to be a leading reformer inside the Libyan government He has since emerged as one of his father&#039;s most visible defenders Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- The envoy sent by Moammar Gadhafi to the West is testing foreign governments&#039; willingness to accept one of the embattled Libyan leader&#039;s sons as his successor, a source close to the Libyan leadership told CNN Monday. 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