Holding referendum on draft constitution could delay election date beyond 24 December 2021By Sami Zaptia. London, 10 February 2021:Holding a referendum on the country’s draft constitution could delay Libya’s planned general elections beyond the stipulated date of 24 December 2021. 6 of 2018 stipulates that a referendum must be held on the draft constitution. It will be recalled that the current draft constitution is contested, with both the Amazigh and Tebu ethnic minorities boycotting its drafting process. The standing constitution drafting law stipulates that they must approve any draft constitution.

Source: Libya Today February 10, 2021 17:03 UTC