BOUZNIKA, Morocco: Envoys of rival Libyan factions have agreed on the legal steps to hold much delayed presidential and legislative elections in the conflict-scarred nation, both sides said early on Wednesday. Election were due to be held in December 2021 but were never organised as differences persisted on key issues including who should run in the polls. The country remains split between a nominally interim government in Tripoli in the west, and another in the east backed by military strongman Khalifa Haftar. No date has yet been named for when the vote may take place. “The members... have agreed the laws for presidential and legislative elections,” Jalal Chouehdi, who represents the east-based parliament, told reporters in the southern Moroccan city of Bouznika.

Source: Libya Today June 08, 2023 01:24 UTC