{"id":368302,"date":"2011-04-05T00:40:24","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T00:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/05\/source-gadhafi-son-proposed-as-successor\/"},"modified":"2011-04-05T00:40:24","modified_gmt":"2011-04-05T00:40:24","slug":"source-gadhafi-son-proposed-as-successor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/05\/source-gadhafi-son-proposed-as-successor\/","title":{"rendered":"Source: Gadhafi son proposed as successor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"58.740592473979\">  <!-- start feedback link --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/feedback link -->       <!-- 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=\"31.68\"><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- CONTENT -->  <!-- REAP --><!--startclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"6\">\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>Source: Son to replace Gadhafi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--><!-- \/REAP --><\/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 said 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 --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.5078260869565\">\n<div readability=\"3.7692307692308\">\n<p>Part of complete coverage on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.4646017699115\">\n<div readability=\"6.7256637168142\">\n<p>For full coverage in Arabic of events in North Africa and the Middle East, head to CNN Arabic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.0035971223022\">\n<div readability=\"6.158273381295\">\n<p>Hundreds of people hurt in Misrata have left the citty and spoken of the of the violence they left behind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.9477611940299\">\n<div readability=\"6.089552238806\">\n<p>Check out our interactive map to see the latest developments across the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.4869565217391\">\n<div readability=\"5.2347826086957\">\n<p>Follow CNN correspondents on the ground as they report on conflict in the Arab world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.5993150684932\">\n<div readability=\"7.4657534246575\">\n<p>Eman al-Obeidy, who openly accused Moammar Gadhafi&#8217;s men of rape, became a face of the anti-Gadhafi movement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.3475177304965\">\n<div readability=\"6.5815602836879\">\n<p>Are you in the Middle East or North Africa? 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