The budget bill is likely to be approved by the House of Representatives in today’s session, said Member of Parliament Adnan Al-Shaab, who also noted “the attendance yesterday exceeded one hundred representatives.”
Libya’s House of Representatives will vote on the budget bill during today’s parliamentary session, Member of Parliament Abdel Moneim Al-Arfi told the press on Tuesday.
Aguila Saleh, Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, indicated on Monday that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will not be legally allowed to run for president in the upcoming December elections due to the arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Libya’s House of Representatives will not be discussing the bill of state budget in today’s session, and will instead discuss a bill on direct election of future president, announced Abdullah Blehaq, a spokesman for the parliament.
Committee of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) arrived Sunday evening in the Italian capital, Rome, to discuss on Monday the upcoming elections with the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
Libya’s House of Representatives will hold a session on Monday to discuss the government’s budget, the election law and electoral districts, announced Fathi Al-Marimi, a media advisor to the House Speaker Aguila Saleh.
Members of Libya’s House of Representatives and the High National Election Commission (HNEC) will hold a UN-sponosred meeting tomorrow in Italy preparing the parliamentary and presidential elections law, said Miftah Koueider, a member of parliament.
Saeed Amgheib, a member of Libya’s House of Representatives, has denied report claiming that the absence of financial allocation for the Libyan National Army (LNA) is the reason behind delay in approving the budget of the Government of National Unity (GNU). At the same time, he revealed that the government’s budget includes allocations for armed factions which are neither affiliated with the Interior Ministry nor the Defense Ministry.
Mesbah Doma, a member of Libya’s House of Representatives, affirmed on Friday that the exit of mercenaries and foreign forces from Libyan territory will not be a subject for negotiation to prolong their stay in the country.