Libyan High Council of State announces initiative to postpone elections to Feb 2022

Libyan High Council of State announces initiative to postpone elections to Feb 2022
December 8, 2021, 3:49 pm

Libya/Shutterstock

The Xinhua reported, the High Council of State in Libya on Tuesday announced an initiative to postpone the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections to February 2022.

The initiative proposes to hold the presidential election simultaneously with the parliamentary election in February 2022, to form a system of a president, two deputies and a prime minister.

The Council said, the upcoming parliament's main task is to prepare a constitution for the country.

The Council also proposed to limit the term of the upcoming president and parliament to four non-renewable years.

Libya-Sea-Cyrene/Pixabay

It noted, for the initiative to succeed, a national reconciliation must be launched, measures for building confidence between the parties be adopted, and the Government provide the proper atmosphere for the elections.

In November, Khaled al-Meshri, chairman of the Council, urged voters not to participate in the upcoming elections, describing as "shameful" the election laws issued by the House of Representatives, the current parliament.

More than 2.8 million Libyan voters are expected to cast their votes to choose a president in the Dec. 24 election, as part of a roadmap adopted by the UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum.

The Libyan parliamentary election, originally scheduled for the same day as the presidential poll, has been postponed to January 2022.

Source: xinhua

UK foreign minister urges Iran to sign up nuclear deal saying it’s the 'last chance' Cairo selected as next year’s culture capital of the Muslim world