The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has allocated about 37 million US dollars to the Supreme National Electoral Commission in preparation for the upcoming elections in 2021.

The Libyan government confirmed yesterday that the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held at the end of next year, “whether the [Libyan] parties agree or not”.

In a press release on Monday, the Government of National Accord announced that it would be allocating funds for the High National Elections Commission.

The Chairman of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) Emad Al-Sayeh discussed with the participants of Libyan political dialogue in Tunisia the holding of general and constitutional elections in addition to the national identification number.

The delegations from the Libyan parliament, the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR), and the High State Council (HSC) announced that they had reached a comprehensive understanding on the criteria for selecting the holders of Libya’s sovereign positions.

Twenty-nine elected mayors from cities and regions across Libya called on Libya’s political authorities to hold elections by February 2021. They expressed their lack of confidence in the current ongoing political dialogue talks.

Libya’s High National Election Commission (HNEC) is discussing the introduction of electronic voter cards in time for the next General Elections, HNEC reports.

The Head of the Presidential Council (PC), Fayez Al-Sarraj, reaffirmed on Tuesday, his eagerness to provide the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) with full support, with a view to creating suitable conditions for holding fair and transparent elections.

Libya held on Saturday municipal elections in nine areas where turnout in the country’s first voting for five years reached only about 38%.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) aligned with the Faiez Serraj-led Presidency Council and Government of National Accord announced last Sunday that it has recently established an Elections Security and Protection Department, part of its General Directorate of Operations.