Libyan general election, 2018

Libyan general election, 2018
10 December 2018
All 200 seats up for election
101 seats needed for a majority

Prime Minister before election

Fayez al-Sarraj
Independent

 Elected Prime Minister

TBD

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General elections will be held in Libya on 10 December 2018.[1]

The four people who agreed to the deal are: Fayez al-Sarraj (head of the Government of National Accord), Khalifa Haftar (head of the Libyan National Army), Aguila Saleh Issa (head of the House of Representatives), and Khalid al-Mishri (head of the High Council of State).[2]

The elections will consist of presidential and parliamentary elections.

Background

In a surprise offensive on 3 March, 2017, the Islamist-dominated Benghazi Defense Brigades seized a number of oil ports from the Libyan National Army-backed House of Representatives.[3] On 7 March 2017, the ports were handed over to the Government of National Accord, prompting the House of Representatives to abandon the UN-brokered peace deal it had previously agreed to with that government, denouncing the BDB capture of the ports as "terrorist attacks".[4] The House then called for Libya's electoral commission to make “all the necessary arrangements to prepare for presidential and parliamentary elections before February 2018".[5]

In May 2018, talks occurred in Paris, France, where leaders of the Government of National Accord and representatives of Haftar's Libyan National Army agreed on establishing a legal framework by 16 September 2018 to hold elections in December.[6] In July, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited Libya to speak with GNA Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on making sure the elections went forward, and announcing that France donated US$1 million for the election.[7] The Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte stated in early August 2018 that he doubted that elections would be held at the end of the year, despite France's push,[8] and Italian ambassador to Libya Giuseppe Perrone echoed this view.[9] The Italian embassy in Tripoli later denied that Perrone was trying to delay the election after his statements were criticized by the Libyan House of Representatives.[10] Ghassan Salame, the United Nations representative in Libya the elections that is to be taken on 10 December, 2018 may be cancelled due to current fighting in this country. [11]

Presidential candidates

References

  1. ↑ "Libya's rival leaders agree to hold elections in December". Al Jazeera. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Libya rivals agree 'historic' election plan". BBC. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ↑ How Haftar lost the oil ports - as Libya moves closer to uncontrolled break-up Middle East Eye, 7 March 2017
  4. ↑ Libya’s eastern parliament quits UN peace deal with Tripoli Al-Arabiya, 8 March 2017
  5. ↑ HoR calls for presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya in early 2018 Libyan Express, 9 March 2017
  6. ↑ Lewis, Aidan (30 May 2018). Libya's December election goal faces political, legal, security hurdles. Reuters.
  7. ↑ French foreign minister visits Libya to boost election push. The New Arab. Published 23 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Vagnoni, Giselda (8 August 2018). Italy's PM Conte sees no rush for Libyan election. Reuters.
  9. ↑ Zaptia, Sami (9 August 2018). HoR denouncess Italian ambassador Perrone’s election comments – calls for his replacement. Libya Herald.
  10. ↑ Zaptia, Sami (10 August 2018). Italian embassy in Tripoli denies Perrone requested delay in holding Libyan elections. Libya Herald.
  11. ↑ Hard to hold Libya elections in December: UN envoy
  12. ↑ Crilly, Rob (20 March 2018). "Gaddafi's son Saif 'to run for Libyan president' in 2018 elections". Telegraph.
  13. ↑ https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2018/3/19/gaddafis-son-saif-to-run-for-libya-president
  14. ↑ Jahwar, Jamal; Mahmoud, Khalid (12 August 2018). "Libya: Haftar Sees Solution in Upcoming Election". Asharq Al-Awsat.
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