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Supreme Council of Amazigh Boycotts Referendum on Constitution Draft.
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Tripoli, 1 February 2021(Lana) The Supreme Council of Amazigh announced that it was boycotting the referendum on the draft constitution in the cities and town affiliated to it, and said it would not be bound by any results of this referendum.In a statement, the Council rejected the outcome of the Hurghada legal committee meeting over the referendum on the constitution draft, dismissing it as being based on coercion rather than consensus. The Council said... Read more
Libyan Political Dialogue Meeting Gets Underway in Geneva, Williams Calls for Commitment to Fairness, Cooperation and Love of homeland.
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Geneva, 1 February 2021(Lana) The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum got underway here on Monday to select the executive authority from a host of candidates to the presidency Council and the Government.The UN Special Representative Stephanie Williams highlighted in the opening remarks commitment of the members of the Forum to serve Libya, saying Libyans will not forget the sacrifices that the participants in the Forum have made since they endorsed the roadmap in. ... Read more
Libyan Judicial Associations Society Dismiss Candidacy of President of Supreme Council of Judiciary to Political Post.
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Tripoli, 31 January 2021(Lana) The Libyan Judicial Association said it has categorically rejected candidacy of the Head of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary to a political post.It demanded, in remarks posted to its SMS page, that Councilor Mohamed Al Hafi withdraw his candidacy for an executive post, saying it was a breach of the principle of separation of authorities, and an infringement of the unity of the judicial authority and its neutrality.... Read more
Jan Kubis Says He Looks to Cooperation to Push for Comprehensive Solution to Libyan Crisis.
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Tripoli, 31 January 2021(Lana) New UN Envoy to Libya Jan Kubis said he looked forward for cooperation to push effort to reach a solution to the crisis in Libya under a Libyan leadership.‘This can be achieved through dialogue to get Libya on track to peace, stability and national unity, Kubis said in a cable to GNA Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala. GNA Foreign Ministry said the cable was in reply to one sent by Siala on assuming his new. ... Read more
U.S. Embassy Congratulates Libyans on Nomination of Candidates for a New Unified Interim Government
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Tripoli, 31 January 2021(Lana) The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli has congratulated Libyans on transparent nomination process of candidates to serve in the new and unified interim government, which it said will lead Libya to elections on December 24, 2021.'' We strongly support the Political Dialogue Forum delegates as they gather on February 1-5 in Geneva to vote among these candidates, said the US... Read more