Tagged: Libya
Farida Adamu
Libya Forms Government Ahead of Elections
The 75 members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, representing all regions in Libya have until Friday to select a prime minister and a three-member presidency council from a list of 45 candidates according to Libya’s UN mission UNSMIL. The new prime minister and a three-member presidency council will lead the country until elections in December. Why […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Libya Calls For New Constitution
Elected officials in Libya have called for a new constitution to be approved before national elections can be held. This comes after a recent resolution between the country’s opposing factions that resulted in a new election date for the country, the first in years. These rival factions at UN-led talks in Tunisia had agreed to […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Libya To Hold Elections Soon
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced that an election date might be selected for the North African country soon, following recent political talks aimed at dousing the tension between its two warring sides. Stephanie Williams, UNSMIL acting head who spoke on behalf of the envoy to Libya, noted that the team […]
Asari Ndem
Key Libyan Officials Press for Elections
The Head of Libya’s internationally recognised parliament, Aguila Saleh, has declared that the country should go ahead and conduct an election this year, even if voters reject a draft constitution in a planned referendum. According to Reuters, this announcement should help alleviate fears that members of the Libyan House of Representatives might try to undermine […]