Plans in hand for municipal elections for Bani Walid and Central Zawia
Nov 8 Michel Cousins

Plans in hand for municipal elections for Bani Walid and Central Zawia

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 8 November 2016:The Central Committee for Municipal Council Elections (CCMCE) says it has started preparatory work in...

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Serraj condemns eastern suppression of elected mayors
Oct 3 Michel Cousins

Serraj condemns eastern suppression of elected mayors

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 3 October 2016:Security considerations are not an acceptable reason for replacing democratically-elected mayors with...

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Further moves against local democracy in Cyrenaica
Sep 27 Michel Cousins

Further moves against local democracy in Cyrenaica

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 27 September 2016:Local tribal leaders in Soloug, some 50 kilometres south of Benghazi, have called on Major-General...

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Khoms in positive mood ahead of summer festival
Aug 20 Michel Cousins

Khoms in positive mood ahead of summer festival

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 20 August 2016:Regardless of the country’s seemingly intractable political and economic crises, Khoms, 120 kilometre...

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Jul 24 Michel Cousins

Plans for western Libyan municipal association following rapprochement meeting in Zintan

By Hadi Fornaji,Tunis, 24 July 2016:Thirty seven municipalities from the Jebel Nafusa (Western Mountains) and the western Libyan seaboard have agreed...

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Jun 12 Michel Cousins

Benghazi municipal council accuses Thinni of interfering in its affairs.

By Maha Sulaiman.Benghazi, 12 June 2016:The decision by the Beida-based prime minister Abdullah Al-Thinni to order the reinstatement of Omar Barasi as...

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Mar 24 Michel Cousins

Beida government tells Marj municipal council to restart work and accept oldest councillor as acting mayor

By Libya Herald reporter.Benghazi, 24 March 2016:Municipal councillors in Marj, the operations base for General Khalifa Hafter, been told by the inter...

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Jan 29 Michel Cousins

Tripoli government again stops municipal elections in Bani Walid

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 29 January 2016:For the second time in just over a year Bani Walid has been prevented from electing a municipal coun...

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Oct 26 Michel Cousins

Ministry of Local Government to relocate to Musaid

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 26 October 2015:Authorities at Beida-based Ministry of Local Government have decided to relocate their headquarters ea...

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Oct 17 Michel Cousins

Murzuk finally gets a mayor

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 17 October 2015:The southern oasis town of Murzuk finally has a mayor, sixteen months after local residents elected...

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