UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has commended “the successful conduct of polling” for the first group of 58 Libyan Municipal Councils on 16 November, organized by the High National Elections Commission (HNEC).
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U.S. Special Envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland, has welcomed the High National Elections Commission’s announcement that voter registration for municipal council elections is now underway.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov stressed the necessity of holding comprehensive presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya with the broad participation of all political forces, including representatives of the former regime.
A group of High Council of State members emphasized the need to reconsider the electoral laws set out by the House of Representatives.
The United Nations Security Council reiterated its “strong commitment” to an “inclusive political process” in Libya that allows for “free, fair, transparent and inclusive national presidential and parliamentary elections to be held as soon as possible.”
UN envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, on Sunday reiterated his call on Libyan leaders to engage in dialogue for holding elections.
The Deputy President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdullah al-Lafi, discussed with the French ambassador to Libya, Mustafa Maharaj, ways to create a suitable environment for holding free and transparent elections.
In a unanimous statement on Wednesday, the United Nations Security Council reaffirmed its strong support for facilitating inclusive Libyan-led presidential…
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, said on Tuesday that major challenges remain in holding elections in…
Chairman of the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC), Imad Al-Sayeh, received on Sunday in Tripoli the Qatari Ambassador to Libya, Khaled Al-Dosari, and his accompanying delegation.