Security Council urges swift action on Libya's election agreement
The UN Security Council backed an agreement reached by Libya's rival political camps on 30 August to reconstitute the elections commission and amend the legal framework for voting. The text envisages parliamentary and presidential elections under a unified government within two years, opening a new implementation timetable for national polls that have long been delayed.
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Council backs the 30 August agreement
The UN Security Council welcomed the election agreement signed by Libya's rival political camps on 30 August as an important step and urged the parties to work without delay on implementation. Fana News also reported the Council's support for the deal and its call for progress towards Libya's long-delayed national elections. The agreement emerged from a smaller negotiating track facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, which brought together representatives from the country's eastern and western camps.[1], [2]
The elections board will be reconstituted
The text provides for reconstituting the board of Libya's High National Elections Commission and resolving disputes in the legal framework for parliamentary and presidential elections. Signatories include representatives of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, the eastern Libyan National Army command and both parliamentary chambers. Council President Jérôme Bonnafont described the agreement, in remarks reported by Fana News, as a step towards free, fair and transparent elections and the unification of Libya's institutions.[1], [2]
The timetable sets a two-year horizon
The agreement envisages elections under a unified government within two years. Hanna Tetteh, the UN special representative for Libya, said it helped overcome two issues that had blocked the process. The Council urged all Libyan stakeholders to support the deal and engage seriously with the political roadmap. The published text does not provide an election result or a fixed polling date; it requires implementation on the elections board, the legal framework and a unified executive before voting can take place.[1], [2]
