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President of Presidential Council discusses with UN Secretary-General's Advisor on Libya ways to make elections a success.
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Tripoli, 22 December 2021 (Lana) The President of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al Mnefi met on Wednesday morning with UN Secretary-General's Advisor on Libya Stephanie Williams, with whom he discussed developments of the Libyan political process.Council sources stated that during the meeting focused on consultations Williams held with Libyan leaders, with the aim of removing obstacles to electoral entitlement, discussing of various options for the success of the... Read more
Italy's Prime Minister expresses hope that a new date will be set for Libyan elections after they are postponed.
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Rome, 22 December 2021 (Lana) Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has expressed hope, at a press conference he holds at the end of each year, that a new date for the Libyan elections will be set."Italy and Europe have done their utmost to keep pace with the march towards democracy in Libya, and today we must hope for resuming the process of political consultation, until a new date is set for the elections," he said. = ... Read more
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