On 24th December Independence Day Anniversary, UNSMIL bemoans failure to hold Libyan elections for second successive year – failure by Libya, UN or international community?
Dec 25 Sami Zaptia

On 24th December Independence Day Anniversary, UNSMIL bemoans failure to hold Libyan elections for second successive year – failure by Libya, UN or international community?

Marking the 72nd anniversary of Libya’s independence yesterday, UNSMIL bemoaned the fact that Libya has failed to hold elections for the second year i...

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UNSMIL receives copy of latest election laws – stresses need for consensual and implementable solutions
Oct 9 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL receives copy of latest election laws – stresses need for consensual and implementable solutions

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya reported last Friday that it had received on 5 October an official memorandum from the office of Speaker o...

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Libya needs unified government for elections and for command of security forces: UNSMIL head Bathily
Aug 23 Sami Zaptia

Libya needs unified government for elections and for command of security forces: UNSMIL head Bathily

During his scheduled remarks to the UN Security Council yesterday, the Special Representative of the Secretary General to Libya and UNSMIL head, Abdou...

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P3+2 issue Joint Statement supporting UNSMIL efforts towards elections
Jul 28 Sami Zaptia

P3+2 issue Joint Statement supporting UNSMIL efforts towards elections

The Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the U.S. issued a joint statement yesterday in support of SRSG / UNSMIL head Bathily’s efforts for...

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High State Council and House of Representatives 6+6 election laws drafting committee hold first meeting in Tripoli
Apr 7 Sami Zaptia

High State Council and House of Representatives 6+6 election laws drafting committee hold first meeting in Tripoli

The Joint High State Council (HSC) and House of Representatives (HoR) 6+6 Referendum and Election Laws Drafting Committee convened for its first meeti...

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HoR elects six members of the 6+6 joint committee to draft election rules
Mar 21 Sami Zaptia

HoR elects six members of the 6+6 joint committee to draft election rules

Abdalla Belheeg, the Official Spokesperson for the House of Representatives (HoR), reported that during its session in Benghazi yesterday, the HoR ele...

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Libya's failure to hold elections is the fault of its legislative bodies: Aldabaiba
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

Libya's failure to hold elections is the fault of its legislative bodies: Aldabaiba

Libya’s Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba reacted to SGSR and UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily’s criticism of the House of Representativ...

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A clear roadmap for Libyan elections can be established by mid-June: UNSMIL head Bathily
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

A clear roadmap for Libyan elections can be established by mid-June: UNSMIL head Bathily

Speaking at a Tripoli press conference today on his recent creation, the High-Level Panel for Elections, SRSG and UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily said L...

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Western powers urge Libyan political leaders to make necessary compromise to enable 2023 elections
Mar 8 Sami Zaptia

Western powers urge Libyan political leaders to make necessary compromise to enable 2023 elections

After a flurry of meetings with Libya’s political leaders over the last few days in an effort to precipitate elections in 2023, representatives from F...

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UNSMIL establishes a ‘‘High-level Steering Panel for Libya’’ to guide it to elections in 2023
Feb 28 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL establishes a ‘‘High-level Steering Panel for Libya’’ to guide it to elections in 2023

In his regular update to the Security Council on Libya yesterday, UNSMIL head and Special Representative to the Secretary General, Abdoulaye Bathily,...

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