De facto chief of the state is Revolutionary Leader Col Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi, Leader of the Revolution, since 1969. One-party state.
The legislature is the General People's Congress which is indirectly elected for 3 years. The voters elect representatives for the basic people's congresses, which elect representatives to municipal people's congresses, which in turn elect delegates to the General People's Congress.
The executive, the General People's Committee is elected by the General People's Congress. The nominal head of state is the chairperson of the General People's Congress.