National Consensus Government as Outlined in Draft of Libyan Political Agreement.

Tripoli, 10 June 2105(Lana) The UN Support Mission in Libya draft for political agreement in Libya has called on parties, taking part in the political dialogue in the Moroccan city of Alskhirat, to form a national consensus government with multiple executive tasks. The draft set the duration of the national consensus government to be one year, to start right from the date the agreement gets into effect, and to be formed on the basis of efficiency and equal opportunity. According to the draft the government will have to be consisted of a council of ministers, to be headed by a prime minister, two deputies and a number of ministers, and to be headquartered in the capital Tripoli. The draft agreement stipulated that a cabinet would be set up consisted of the head of cabinet, two deputies as members of the cabinet and two ministers one for cabinet affairs and legislation and the second for specialized councils affairs, and called for decisions are taken by unanimously by the cabinet. Withdrawing confidence from the government can only be done with approval of two thirds of members of the House of Representatives, and should only be effective after endorsement by two thirds of the state council within 15 days of the House vote. Candidates to the government should be no less than 30 years of age for the post of head of the cabinet and 25 years of age for the post of a minister. They will have to be holders of no foreign nationality and not married to a non-Libyan woman. Candidates also will be required to provide a statement of his or her personal property, assets or otherwise, and also of wife and underage children. The prime minister is required, by virtue of this agreement, to submit within a period of no more than one month, a list of his members of the national consensus government to the House of Representatives for approval in accordance with the law. The draft agreement stipulated that in the event of resignation or death of the prime minister or, for any reason otherwise that the post of the prime minister became vacant, the government continue to serve as a care-taker until a new government is set up, provided that 5 representatives of the House and 5 representative of the State Council hold a special meeting to name a new prime minister within 10 days of the vacancy of the post of the prime minister. The draft outlined the authorities of the prime minister cabinet which include representing the state in foreign relations matters, endorsement of representatives of foreign countries and organisations in Libya, and chairing and supervising the government meetings. The cabinet authorities include appointment of ambassadors and Libya's representative to international organisations, and senior government employees, in addition to declaration of peace and war and concluding international agreements and conventions after they have been endorsed by the House of Representatives. The draft set as condition that the national consensus government after consulting the State Council and the National Security and Defense Council undertakes to submit a draft law outlining the authorities of the supreme commander of the army and authorities of lower commanders of the army within no more than three months of the date of its inception to be ratified by the House of Representatives. The draft obliged the NCG to set up women empowerment and support unit to be affiliated with the prime minister's office. =Lana=