The political advisor to the High Council of State (HCS) Ashraf Al-Sheh accused the UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame of ambiguity and of being a follower of the previous envoy’s style as he devised a plan based on the status quo, which will fail him and lead to his …
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Libyan elections will be held in 2018 only if conditions are right: Salame
Libya Herald’s Co-founder and Managing Editor Sami Zaptia was invited by the organizers of the Rome 2017 Mediterranean Dialogues (29 November to 2 December) to interview in front of a live audience Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN (SRSG) and UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame. The interview was …
Libya is going to elections, constitution referendum in 2018: Prime Minister says
The Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Serraj has disclosed that there has been agreement with the Libyan National Elections Commission to organize the parliamentary and presidential elections early in 2018.
Chance for Libya elections as ‘international interference’ declines, UN envoy says
United Nations Libya envoy Ghassan Salame on Saturday urged the war-torn country to seize an opportunity to forge its own path forward towards elections next year as “international interference” declines in the country.
UN envoy to Libya: We’re going to elections in 2018
The UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, said Tuesday that his action plan aims at striking accord among the Libyan parties regarding a government that can run the country until elections are due.
The Netherlands gives $1.65 million to support Libya elections
The Dutch government has given $1.65 million to help with the next round of elections in Libya. It has been handed to the UN Development Programme for it electoral project fund which is aimed at ensuring that the High National Elections Commission’s (HNEC) management of the election processes is in …
Libya PM calls for fresh elections
Head of Libya’s unity government Fayez Al-Sarraj has renewed his support for any political plan that leads to holding fresh presidential and parliamentary elections in the conflict-ridden country.
UN envoy says Gaddafi’s son can stand as election candidate
The UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, has said that Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late dictator, could stand as a candidate in the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections in the North African state. Salame told France 24 on Friday that supporters and loyalists of the former regime …
British and US foreign minister support elections in Libya in 2018
British foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he believed that Libya’s plans to work towards elections in 2018 were probably “the right timescale”.
A Constitutional Panacea for Libya?
Libya’s Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) approved the final draft of a new constitution on July 29. Four days earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted internationally recognized Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and his rival Khalifa Haftar in Paris, where they agreed to hold parliamentary and presidential elections “as soon as possible.” …