Voting closes in Libya's parliamentary elections.<br/> <br />The poll was called just a month ago, in the hope it would strengthen government authority in an increasingly lawless state.<br/> <br />Only 630,000 people turned out to vote.<br/> <br />That's less than half the number of registered voters, and a fraction of the roughly 6 million people living in the country.<br/> <br />Election authorities tightened registration rules requiring voters to show a national identification number.<br/> <br />But with the collapse of state services, this is something that many people do not have.<br/> <br />Libya has struggled to control militants since the ousting of Colonel Gaddafi in 2011.<br/> <br />Here in Benghazi, security was tight after weeks of heavy fighting between irregular forces and Islamists.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) RAMDHAN BOQREEN, VOTER, SAYING:<br/> <br />"God willing, the parliamentary election will be a solution and the situation will be calm to let Libya take its new course. This is a new experiment that Libyan
