The United Nations envoy to Libya said, on Monday, that proposed electoral laws agreed upon by a committee of two legislative bodies this month are “not sufficient to resolve the most contested issues and enable successful elections”, Reuters reports.
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Al-Mishri discusses with armed groups leaders outcomes of 6+6 committee
The head of Libya’s High Council of State, Khalid al-Mishri, discussed the outcomes of the 6+6 Joint Committee for Preparing Electoral Laws with several armed group leaders in western Libya.
HoR members summoned to a meeting by Haftar in east Libya
Khalifa Haftar summoned on Tuesday the Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Aqila Saleh, and his first and second deputies as well as 90 HoR members to a meeting at the headquarters of his forces Al-Rajma area, east of Benghazi.
High Council of State, House of Representatives hold separate talks on electoral laws
Libya’s High Council of State and House of Representatives are scheduled to convene separate sessions today to discuss electoral laws.
Foreign ambassadors receive briefing on 6+6 committee’s work
The Head of the High Council of State (HCS), Khalid Al-Mishri, accompanied by the Head of the HCS delegation of the 6+6 joint committee, Omar Bulifa, held a meeting in Tripoli with the ambassadors of the countries concerned with the Libyan crisis to inform them about the results of the …
Presidential Council: We are ready for extensive consultation in preparation for elections in Libya
The Libyan Presidential Council (PC) on Saturday expressed its readiness for “extended consultation with all national forces and institutions concerned with the participation of the UN mission to ensure the continuation of the current stability and prepare the atmosphere for elections” in the country.
Benghazi constitutional court law illegal, says Supreme Court
The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court ruled that Law No. 5 of 2023 issued by the House of Representatives (HoR), establishing the Supreme Constitutional Court in Libya, was unconstitutional. This came in support of the appeal filed by the Head of the High Council of State, Khalid Al-Mishri, who …
Statement by United Nations Support Mission in Libya Regarding the outcome of the 6+6 Committee
UNSMIL takes note of the outcome of the work of the 6+6 HoR-HCS Committee which met in Bouzniqa, Kingdom of Morocco, from 22 May to 6 June 2023 to develop draft electoral laws for the presidential and parliamentary elections. The Mission appreciates the efforts made by the 6+6 Committee and …
Libyan electoral laws completed pending approval by HoR, HCS Speakers, say committee members
Members of the Libyan 6+6 Joint Committee for Preparing Electoral Laws announced that they had reached an agreement on presidential and legislative electoral laws, pending the signing of the agreement by the speakers of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS).
Libya’s 6+6 Committee to sign agreement on electoral laws in Morocco today, reports
The Moroccan city of Bouznika will witness today the signing of the agreement by the 6+6 Joint Committee for the preparation of electoral laws in Libya, reports Italian news agency Nova citing Turkish state-owned media Anadolu Agency.