Libyan election vow must be honoured at all costs UN
By AFP - Feb 02,2021 - Last updated at Feb 02,2021
This handout photo made available by the United Nations (UN) shows acting UN envoy for Libya Stephanie Williams delivering remarks at the opening of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum on Monday at an undisclosed location near Geneva (AFP photo)
GENEVA Libyan delegates gathered in Geneva on Monday to choose new temporary leaders for the war-scarred country, with the UN stressing the importance of respecting their commitment to hold elections next December.
The 75 participants at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum have until Friday to select a prime minister and a three-member presidency council from a list of 45 candidates.
Libyan election vow must be honoured at all costs : UN
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Libyan delegates gathered in Geneva Monday to choose new temporary leaders for the war-scarred country, with the UN stressing the importance of respecting their commitment to hold elections next December.
The 75 participants at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum have until Friday to select a prime minister and a three-member presidency council from a list of 45 candidates.
The new leadership will then be tasked with guiding the oil-rich and conflict-ravaged North African country until elections scheduled for December 24.
By picking that date, you have put an indelible mark on the calendar, acting UN envoy Stephanie Williams told the delegates.
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Libyan delegates meet Monday for UN-backed talks in Geneva to choose a new temporary executive to lead the war-scarred country through a transition until scheduled December elections.
The 75 participants at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum have until Friday to select a prime minister and a three-member presidency council from a list of 45 candidates, Libya’s UN mission UNSMIL said in a statement.
Oil-rich Libya has been torn by civil war since a NATO-backed uprising led to the ouster and killing of long-time dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.
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Acting UN envoy to Libya, Stephanie Williams. (UNSMIL) Cairo – Khaled Mahmoud
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya released a list of 45 candidates to join the new transitional executive authority, comprised of the Presidential Council and prime minister positions.
“The Mission extends its heartfelt appreciation for the efforts of the three-person verification committee, drawn from the membership of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), to review the candidates’ applications in line with the eligibility criteria consensually agreed upon by the LPDF in Tunis,” it said in a statement on Saturday.
“All candidates pledged to respect the LPDF Roadmap with regard to the preparatory period paving the way for the holding of national elections on December 24, 2021,” it added.