Al-Orfi explained in press statements that this is the first meeting of its kind held in Cyrenaica between the Parliament members and the HCS members. The Parliament member indicated that the meeting discussed the demand of 30 MPs from Cyrenaica to return to the unamended 1951 Constitution, which constitute federal system. Waheida explained that the meeting is informal and will discuss the latest developments and demands to return to the 1951 constitution . It is noteworthy that 30 members of the Libyan Parliament demanded the Speaker, Aqila Saleh, to present the unamended 1951 constitution to the Parliament for deliberation regarding a return to the federal system in Libya. The constitution was amended in 1964, where the federal system was cancelled and it became Kingdom of Libya.

Source: Libya Today October 11, 2022 20:13 UTC