HNEC announces registration of electorates.

Tripoli, 6 December 2017 (Lana) High National Elections Commission (HNEC) has announced to commence registration of electorates as of Wednesday 6, 2017. The announcement was made by Dr Emad Al saiah, President of the Commission today in the presence of the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salama, his deputy, and members of the commission board and member of the Constitutive Assembly, media reporters and civil society organizations. He said opening the registration was designed to enable unregistered citizens to register or change their polling stations. He also said the electoral record has not been updated since June 2014. The process to continue up to 60 days that may be renewed, he added. Libyan expatriates will be registered in February 2018, he said. Dr Emad Al saiah urged all Libyans at home and abroad to exercise their political rights, urging state institutions to help HNEC in discharging its duties. He also thanks all international institutions that offered support to the election process. Salam on his part congratulated the Libyans for launching the registration of electorates and the signing of the agreement to support the election process. =Lana=