The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) ended its session on Tuesday by a majority agreement to exclude the High Council of State (HCS) from playing a part in approving a new government to replace the current Government of National Unity (GNU). The HoR Speaker, Aqila Saleh, announced that the votes of the members were 30 to 21 in favor of preventing the HCS from participating in recommending a new prime minister. Saleh didn’t say how many members were attending and how many of them abstained from voting. Saleh proposed conditions to the candidacy for the new government, including 25 recommendations from HoR members, while the HoR member from Misrata, Sulaiman Al-Faqih, said the term of office for the new government should be at least one year. They believe the new government, if approved, could prolong the crisis and take Libyans back to square one.

Source: Libya Observer January 25, 2022 19:48 UTC