The UN Development Programme has signed an agreement to provide technical and advisory support with Spain for the stalled electoral process in Libya. The agreement was signed in the Spanish Embassy in Tripoli on Wednesday by Marc-André Franche on behalf of UNDP Libya, and the Spanish Ambassador to Libya, Javier …
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Why Elections Won’t Happen in Libya
The 2021 agreement on holding elections was perceived by many Libyans as the light at the end of the dark tunnel of civil war and a reset to the political stagnation and the legal crisis. More than 2.5 million Libyans registered to vote, only for them to watch on the …
Audit Bureau official: Corruption affects security and electoral process
An official in the Libyan Audit Bureau said, “Corruption is one of the most important causes of security tensions, and the weakness of the education and health systems,” noting that it “reinforces manifestations of injustice and affects all electoral benefits.”
Dbeibah urges HNEC to update voters’ registry and candidates’ information
The Government of National Unity’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah called on the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) and its Head Emad Al-Sayeh to update the voters’ registry to register those who didn’t have the chance to register before and those who turned legal by age to vote.
Aldabaiba reacts to cases of profligacy cited in the damning Audit Report by announcing restrictive spending measures
Incumbent caretaker Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, has announced a series of spending restrictions on operating expenses on ministries and public entities in response to the damning reports cited in the latest Audit Bureau 2021 report.
Administrative Control Authority indicts 554 individuals of appropriating public funds
The Head of the Administrative Control Authority, Sulaiman Al-Shanti, announced on Sunday the investigation into 204 cases related to public funds, and the indictment of 554 individuals in violations that took place in 2021 and before, explaining that the number of cases registered during the period from January 1 to …
Dbeibeh accuses the Audit Bureau of petty politics with its government
Libya’s Prime Minister of National Unity Government Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, has accused the Audit Bureau of attempting to “tarnish” his government’s image after the publication of its 2021 report, which documents misuse of public funds.
Audit Bureau: Dbeibeh lavished his guests with LYD 12 million worth of gifts
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, the Libyan prime minister of the Tripoli-based government, have used public funds to award his guests with luxurious gifts during his first year in office, the Audit Bureau revealed in a damning report about the Libyan government’s expenditures in 2021.
Political party leaders and representatives express readiness to cooperate with HNEC
Several political party leaders and representatives have expressed desire to cooperate with the High National Elections Commission (HNEC), in order to consolidate the values of democracy and culture of peaceful transfer of power.
HNEC: Gap between political parties has gotten wider
The Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) said on Sunday that the deadline to lift the force majeure on elections by handling the surrounding issue had ended without any progress. This announcement came in a letter responding to the House of Representatives (HoR) after the calls by some electoral candidates …