The first round of electing the second deputy speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) concluded Monday. The second round will take place on Tuesday between the two candidates with the highest number of votes.
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UN envoy to Libya has stressed the need to hold national elections in the North African country as soon as possible.
Head of the Tripoli-based High Council of State (HCS), Khaled al-Mishri, said the Council has come a long way with the Parliament regarding the preparation of the constitutional rule.
British Embassy in Libya said that open and vibrant civil society and freedom of association is crucial for holding elections and supporting a peaceful transition.
Member of the Return of Trust to the People Committee (RTPC), Sami al-Atrash, accused Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh’s outgoing government of not being serious about holding the elections in Libya, noting that since its formation late March, the committee had met only 4 times.
A group of Libyan parliamentary candidates urged on Sunday the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to include both presidential and parliamentary candidates in the consultations to facilitate a pathway to early elections, according to UNSMIL.
Outgoing Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdel Hamid Dbeiebh, said that “the patriot parliament members” will ruin the confidence-granting session, which will be preceded tomorrow by a session for presenting the cabinet line-up of Fathi Bashagha’s government.
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Member of Board of Directors of the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC), Abu Bakr Marda, has said in a press statement that the Commission is not obligated to implement electoral laws that were not issued by a legislative body (Parliament).
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President of the Libyan Presidential Council (PC), Mohamed al-Menfi, affirmed that PC stands at the same distance from everyone.
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The Libyan Administrative Control Authority called on the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh, to withdraw his resolution to form a ministerial committee to prepare a draft law for the election of the House of Representatives.