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UN Secretary-General António Guterres said there were positive signs of resolving the dispute between Al-Sarraj and Hafter over the military’s subordination to civil authority and the formation of a unified national government. In a press statement, on Saturday, Guterres said after meeting with officials from the League of Arab States, …

The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame, on Wednesday, said that there is a group in eastern Libya seeking to disrupt the elections. In a television interview on Al-Jazeera channel, Salame stared that he would return to the Security Council to report on anyone trying to stop and obstruct Libyans …

A spokesman for the President of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Essallak, on Wednesday, said that the meeting of Abu Dhabi did not result in the signing of an agreement, but was only a consultative meeting. During a press conference, Essallak stated that there was a consensus at the Abu Dhabi …

UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame, on Saturday. said that the Libyans now have the opportunity to rule of reason or remain prisoners of the past. “The time for the truth and choice has come to you, either to build together a bright future for your children, to be distracted …

The High Commission of the Justice and Construction Party, on Sunday, decided to hold the general conference of the party after the general elections in the country in recognition of the political situation in the country. In a statement, the party said that the decision was taken by an expanded …

A member of the Supreme Council of State Fateh Allah Al-Sariri, on Saturday, said that voting on the referendum law and executing a constitutional amendment 75 days after the adoption of the law is the strongest proof of its unconstitutionality. He added that the House of Representatives (HOR) believes that …

A member of the constituent assembly for the drafting of the Constitution Mohammed Lagha, on Saturday, said that with the Commission’s acceptance of the referendum law it became a third party in the dispute between the House of Representatives (HOR) and the Highest State. He added that the Commission is …

The Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj said that we need a constitution first, including the electoral law, without which elections can not be held. In an interview with the newspaper “Corriere Della Sera”, Al-Serraj stated that the constitution drafting body has been in operation for two years and …

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that preparations for the presidential and parliamentary elections should begin in the spring of 2019. In a statement on the sidelines of the Palermo conference published by “Russia Today”, Bogdanov stressed that unified administrative institutions should be established in Libya in order to …

The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States of America, “David Satterfield,” on Sunday, confirmed his country’s support for the National Forum as a process led by and holds the Libyans and the credible elections in Libya. During his meeting in Palermo with the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan …

A member of the Supreme Council of the State Abdul Rahman Al-Shater, on Saturday, considered that the agreement of the Supreme Councils of the state and the House of Representatives (HOR) on the reconstruction of the presidential council (PC), an attempt to block the upcoming legislative elections. In a statement …

The Central Committee of Municipal Elections, on Tuesday, announced the beginning of the second electoral phase for the election of the municipal councils of the municipalities that have ended their jurisdiction. In a statement, the committee pointed that this stage aims to elect 71 municipalities that have completed their legal …

The National High Elections Commission (HNEC) announced the total number of voters registered to vote reached 2.363.609 voters, of which, one million are women. The HNEC media office told ArraedLG on Tuesday, women participation rate of in the registration for the upcoming election surpassed 41%, which is an achievement for …

The head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ghassan Salame affirmed, during a meeting with a delegation from the city of Al-Zawia in the headquarters of the mission in Tripoli, the need for a constitutional framework before the upcoming elections. The mayor of Al-Zawia, Abdulkareem Al-Aba’ told …

France’s Ambassador to Libya, Brigitte Kormi renewed, during a meeting with the head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Faiz Al-Saraj on Wednesday, the support of her country to holding a successful electoral process in Libya. According to the GNA Facebook page, Al-Sarraj affirmed the need to hold the …

On Sunday the National High Electoral Commission (NEC) announced that the number of registered voters in the electoral register system has exceeded 14,000 voters so far; including 9,320 men and 4,698 women.   Additionally, the President of Justice and Construction Party Mohamed Sawan announced that the referendum on the draft …