Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Libya Stephanie Williams called on parties in Libya to set a clear timeline for the holding of general elections.

The presidential race is a new event in Libya different from the parliamentary elections, says the High Council of State (HCS) Head Khaled Al-Mishri, who noted that the Council predicted from an early stage that the presidential elections would be a failure.

A senior UN official has been pushing for Libya to hold its postponed elections in June following a last-minute delay to the vote in December.

Emad Al-Sayeh, the head of Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC) said he did not expect the country’s postponed elections to take place for another 6 to 8 months (July to September). Sayeh was facing questions in the Libyan parliament (the House of Representatives – HoR) at its session yesterday …

Libya’s decision to postpone a landmark presidential vote has damaged efforts to rebuild a nation riven by conflict since the overthrow of strongman Moammar Al Qaddafi a decade ago. Foreign powers that waged a proxy war there still appear to support a transition to democracy. But the delay has weakened …

The constitution should be adopted as soon as possible in order for elections to be held peacefully and for Libya to attain stability, Libya’s High Council Chairperson Khalid al-Mishri and Ankara’s Ambassador to Tripoli Kenan Yılmaz stated.

Nearly ten years ago, in the summer of 2012, the citizens of Libya went to the polls for the first time in four decades to vote for a national legislature. It was a watershed moment in the country’s path after the overthrow and death of Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi at …

Two days after reporting to and facing questions from the House of Representatives (HoR) at a special session in Tobruk, the High National Elections Commission’s (HNEC) head, Emad Sayeh, hosted in Tripoli today, Stephanie Williams, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General.

The head of the High Council of State (HCS), Khaled Al-Mishri, held a meeting on Wednesday, with the heads of the council’s permanent committees, to discuss the latest political developments, especially the election file.

Rather than offering a solution to Libya’s problems, an election might have simply compounded them. The existing election law hasn’t been accepted by all the participants; there are ongoing disputes over the eligibility of some of the main candidates and the eventual powers of the future president and parliament. If …