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The State Council elects (Salah Al-Kamishi) as head of the High Electoral Commission

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Tripoli, January 5, 2026 (LANA) – The State Council voted to elect Salah al-Kamishi as Chairman of the High National Elections Commission with 63 votes, compared to 33 votes for Aref al-Tayyar.

According to the voting session, 103 out of 107 members present voted in the second round between al-Kamishi and al-Tayyar.

No reaction has yet been issued by the House of Representatives or the High National Elections Commission regarding the State Council's vote to form a new board for the commission.

Last week, the House of Representatives issued a decision to retain the previous board of the commission, while completing the election to fill the vacant positions in the previous board.

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