TRIPOLI- Libya's eastern-based parliament met on Monday to discuss what to do about a presidential election that was postponed last week putting the fate of the interim government and a wider peace process in doubt. Parliament spokesman Abdullah Belihaq said the chamber would discuss the electoral process and ways to support it. U.N. special adviser Stephanie Williams said in a tweet that Libyans hoped parliament would address questions over electoral legislation and judicial appeals. The electoral commission last week proposed a new Jan. 24 election date but parliament may consider a longer delay to tackle some of the problems that prevented Friday's vote taking place, legislators say. Parliament was elected in 2014 in an election that triggered Libya's split between warring eastern and western factions, and the main group of legislators sided with the east during the civil war.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 27, 2021 16:40 UTC