A number of parliamentary candidates as well as political and civil society activists in Benghazi released a joint statement on Saturday, which they announced their rejection of any postponement to the presidential elections on December 24.
Special Adviser to UN’s Secretary-General on Libya, Stephanie Williams, met Saturday with the presidential candidate, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh, and candidate Fathi Bashagha.
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UN Secretary-General’s Special Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, said she discussed Saturday with the Mayor of Benghazi Saqr Boujouaro and members of the city’s municipal council about issues that concern the city, especially the reconstruction of the city, irregular migration, and the need for decentralization.
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Mohamed al-Menfi, Chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council, held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday on the margins of the Turkish-African Relations summit in Istanbul, according to a statement by the Presidential Council.
Fawzi Al-Nuwairi, the Acting Speaker of Libyan parliament, held talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu yesterday on the margins of Turkish-African Relations summit in Istanbul.
Washington is against allowing Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late leader Muammar Gaddafi, to run for president in the upcoming elections, while Moscow insists on his participation, said Khaled al-Mishri, the chairman of the High Council of State.
The Libyan presidential elections, set for December 24, have been postponed, revealed Al-Hadi Al-Saghir, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Elections Monitoring.
Libyan parliamentary delegation continued to hold talks with a number of Turkish stakeholders in Ankara today, according to Abdullah Blehaq, the spokesman of Libya’s House of Representatives.
Stephanie Williams, the United Nations Envoy to Libya, arrived in Sirte today where she took part in a new round of talks by the 5+5 Joint Military Committee.