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.
Talal Al-Maihoub, a member of Libya’s House of Representatives, said on Saturday that the future defense minister must be named by the Libyan National Army (LNA), warning that there will be a crisis regarding passing the budget if no defense minister was named.
A new committee of the House of Representatives, which is tasked with drafting electoral legislations, will hold its first meeting with the High National Election Commission (HNEC) and the U.N. Mission in Libya following Eid Al-Adha holiday (from July 19th to 23rd), committee member Muftah Quaider said on Wednesday.
The High National Election Commission (HNEC) has proposed to the House of Representatives the formation of a new joint House committee, which would be tasked with drafting electoral legislations for the upcoming elections in December.
Talal Al-Maihoub, a member of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Defense Committee, accused on Wednesday the High Council of State of attempting to override the U.N. peace roadmap by suggesting to return to dialogue to reach consensus on the elections constitutional basis.
Libya’s House of Representatives postponed on Tuesday the vote on the government’s proposed budget until the end of Eid Adha break, the House spokesman Abdullah Blehaq announced.
Libya’s House of Representatives began on Tuesday another session to discuss the government’s proposed budget, after yesterday’s session was abruptly postponed.
The Libyan Presidential Council expresses its hope that the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High State Council (HSC) will agree on one of the proposals provided for the constitutional base in order to enable the elections to be held on time, said the Presidential Council Spokeswoman, Najwa Ohaiba.
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The Libyan House of Representatives suspended its session, which was held today, in Tobruk, until Tuesday, without approving the budget proposed by the Government of National Unity, which was estimated at 93 billion Libyan dinars, about USD 21 billion.