Libya’s House of Representatives said on Thursday that it failed to reach agreement with the High Council of State on eligibility requirements for elections candidates during the two-day talks between the leaders of both chambers in Geneva. “It was agreed to refer the matter to the two chambers for final decision,” it added. Nevertheless, both sides agreed to form a congress, which would be located in Sabha, while the House will remain as legislative body based in Benghazi. The seats for the new congress will be equally distributed between the three historic regions of Libya: Cyrenaica (east), Tripolitania (west) and Fezzan (south). The statement of the House echos the remarks made by U.N. Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, who facilitated the negotiations between Saleh and Al-Mishri, shortly after the talks ended.
