Libya's parliament has approved laws for national presidential and parliamentary elections, the chamber's spokesman said, but continued disputes over the process may make it difficult to hold an election. A majority of members in the House of Representatives (HoR) backed the laws in a vote on Monday, spokesman Abdullah Belaihaq said. Libya's political divisions played into the recent disaster in Derna when dams broke under heavy rain, washing away much of the town in a flash flood that killed thousands of people. AFPAn attempt to hold an election in 2021 collapsed because of disputes over the rules after the HSC and other parts of Libya's political system rejected electoral laws issued by the HoR. Mr Saleh has previously presented laws whose validity some HoR members later disputed, accusing him of abusing parliamentary processes.

Source: Libya Today October 05, 2023 14:07 UTC