UN and parliamentary talks on arrangements for the elections
LIBYA – Tariq Al-Ashtar, First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has discussed developments in the political process and arrangements for holding presidential and parliamentary elections with Stephanie Khoury, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, at a meeting at the headquarters of the Diwan of the House of Representatives in the capital, Tripoli, attended by a number of MPs.
Outcome of the 4+4 joint committee and ending the deadlock
The official spokesman for the House of Representatives said the participants discussed efforts to end the political deadlock and the outcome of the work of the 4+4 joint committee, along with related steps to strengthen stability and unify state institutions.
A clear plan to unify sovereign institutions
Al-Ashtar and the participating House members stressed the need for serious work to unify the sovereign institutions and to draw up a specific, clear plan to achieve this, in a way that ends institutional division and supports the country’s unity and stability.
The House’s legislative and oversight role
The participants affirmed the importance of the role of the House of Representatives and its specialised committees in supporting the political, legislative and oversight processes, with a view to reaching consensual solutions that preserve state institutions and their stability.
