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U.S Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya urges Libyan leaders to urgently address the obstacles to electoral entitlement.
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Tripoli, 22 December 2021 (Lana) urged U.S. Special Envoy and U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland urged, in a statement, for calm and steps that could help relax the tense security situation in Tripoli or elsewhere in Libya. "Now is not the time to take unilateral action or armed deployments that risk escalation and unintended consequences that harm the security and safety of Libyans," Norland said in a statement posted on the embassy's SMS. ... Read more
President Biden congratulates President of Presidential Council and Libyans on Independence Day.
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Washington, 22 December 2021 (Lana) US President Joe Biden has congratulated President of the Presidential Council Mohammed Al Mnefi and the Libyan people on the Libyan Independence Day on December 24th.This congratulations came in a written message sent by the President of the United States, to the President of the Presidential Council, during which he expressed his congratulations on this occasion, on behalf of the American people, and affirming his support and solidarity with the... Read more
HNEC proposes, to postpone polling day to January 24, .
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Tripoli, 22 December 2021 (Lana) The High National Elections Commission announces the postponement of the polling process, and after coordination with the House of Representatives, it proposed to postpone the polling day (for the first round) to January 24, 2022. The Commission indicated that the House of Representatives will set another date for the polling process within (30) days. = ... Read more
Head of Electoral Commission meets Ambassador of the European Union to Libya.
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Tripoli, 22 December, 2021 (Lana) - Chairman of the Board of the High National Elections Commission, Imad Al-Sayeh, met, Wednesday, the European Union Ambassador to Libya, Jose Antonio Sabadell, and his accompanying delegation at the commission’s headquarters in Tripoli. The meeting reviewed developments of the electoral process according to the current political data, and the level of operational progress made by the commission to fulfill its responsibilities in consolidating... Read more
Williams and Swehli stress importance of maintaining Libya's stability
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Tripoli, 22 December, 2021 (Lana) - The Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Libya, Stephanie Williams, met on Tuesday, Abdul Rahman Al-Swehli, a member of the Political Dialogue Forum to discuss recent developments and the implementation of the forum’s roadmap. "Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting" Abdul Rahman Al-Swehli, a member of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, to discuss recent developments and implement the forum's roadmap. We stressed the importance of maintaining stability in Libya and moving... Read more