Africom commander Townsend meets Menfi, Aldabaiba, Haddad and the 5+5 JMC in Tripoli
Sep 29 Sami Zaptia

Africom commander Townsend meets Menfi, Aldabaiba, Haddad and the 5+5 JMC in Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.London, 29 September 2021:U.S. Army General Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and U.S. Special Envoy and Ambas...

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Sep 21 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s overseas voter registration closed with 10,729 new voters – bringing total of all registered voters to 2,865,624

By Sami Zaptia.(HNEC).London, 21 September 2021:Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced Saturday the end of overseas voter registr...

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Sep 20 Sami Zaptia

High State Council proposes alternative constitutional basis, parliamentary and presidential rules for holding 24 December elections - Another obstructionist move?

By Sami Zaptia.Head of the HSC Khaled Mishri (Photo: From HSC archives).London, 20 September 2021:In its latest obstructionist move to delay the holdi...

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Sep 16 Sami Zaptia

U.S. continuing pressure on Libyan stakeholders to hold 24 December elections - and on time

By Sami Zaptia.London, 16 September 2021:The U.S. continued its political pressure on the various Libyan stakeholders to hold the country’s planned 24...

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Sep 14 Sami Zaptia

Elections not just moral or political commitment, but a political and security necessity. Aborting elections may lead to violence: Kubis to UNSC

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 September 2021:In his remarks to the Security Council last Friday, UNSMIL head Jan Kubis said elections now are not just a m...

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Thirteen Libyan political parties and NGOs support HoR’s controversial law to elect Libya’s next head of state
Sep 14 Sami Zaptia

Thirteen Libyan political parties and NGOs support HoR’s controversial law to elect Libya’s next head of state

By Sami Zaptia. London, 14 September 2021:Thirteen Libyan political parties and NGOs released a statement yesterday supporting parliament’s (the House...

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Presidential election law ‘‘approved’’ by HoR and sent to HNEC and UNSMIL- HSC rejects it
Sep 9 Sami Zaptia

Presidential election law ‘‘approved’’ by HoR and sent to HNEC and UNSMIL- HSC rejects it

By Sami Zaptia.London, 9 September 2021:Libya’s parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), today published the law for the election of the countr...

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Libya and U.S. discuss security plan for next elections: 35,000 security personnel prepared
Aug 25 Sami Zaptia

Libya and U.S. discuss security plan for next elections: 35,000 security personnel prepared

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 August 2021:Libya’s Minister of Interior, Khaled Mazen, discussed yesterday with U.S. Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya,...

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Aug 20 Sami Zaptia

Ageela Saleh: Aldabaiba increased centralization, lack of elections may cause chaos, army needs more money, Turkey should be punished

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 August 2021:House of Representatives (HoR) head, Aguila Saleh, stressed that the unified Libyan government led by Abd Alhami...

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Aug 12 Sami Zaptia

Upcoming in-person LPDF meeting must take final decision on constitutional basis for elections: UNSMIL’s Zenenga

By Sami Zaptia.LPDF / UNSMIL logo.London, 12 August 2021: Making his closing remarks to the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum’s (LPDF) virtual meeting y...

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