UNSMIL congratulates citizens of 26 municipalities for successful conduct of local elections - calls for holding of suspended elections
Aug 17 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL congratulates citizens of 26 municipalities for successful conduct of local elections - calls for holding of suspended elections

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) today congratulated the citizens of 26 Libyan municipalities for the successful conduct of Munici...

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Mar 3 Sami Zaptia

New designated Libyan leaders call on UN to urgently release bribery report

By Sami Zaptia.The new designated Libyan executive leaders have called on the UN to urgently release its report on alleged LPDF bribery (Photo: Menfi...

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Dec 6 Michel Cousins

Gunmen prevent election of Sirte mayor

By Libya Herald staff.6 December 2014:Gunmen have prevented the election of the new mayor of Sirte. They seized members of a sub-committee from the Ce...

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Jun 29 Callum Paton

ELECTION 2014: Final batch of preliminary results released

By Libya Herald staff. Tripoli, 29 June 2014: The High National Elections Commission has released the final batch of preliminary results in those ar...

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ELECTION 2014: HNEC announces turnout of 630,000
Jun 25 Callum Paton

ELECTION 2014: HNEC announces turnout of 630,000

By Libya Herald staff. Tripoli, 25 June 2014: The High National Elections Commission (HNEC) has said 630,000 voters had cast their ballots today at...

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Constitutional Committee election final turnout put at half million
Feb 23 Callum Paton

Constitutional Committee election final turnout put at half million

By Jamal Adel. Nouri Elabbar and HNEC officials at HNEC headquarters (Photo: Jamal Adel) Tripoli, 23 February 2014: Releasing the full figures for...

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Feb 20 thomwestcott

UNSMIL congratulates Libyans on day of elections, urges democracy not violence

Tripoli, 20 February 2014:The United Nations Special Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has congratulated the Libyan people and the High National Elections Com...

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Carter Center monitors for the election
Jun 27 Nigel Ash

Carter Center monitors for the election

Tripoli, 27 June:EU election monitors are to be joined by scrutineers from the Jimmy Carter Center, though because of security concerns the former US...

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Human Rights Watch questions election exclusion criteria
Apr 28 Nigel Ash

Human Rights Watch questions election exclusion criteria

Tripoli, 29 April:Human Rights Watch has expressed concern over what it considers vague and imprecise criteria being used to vet electoral candidates...

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