Libyan Parliament Speaker, Aguila Saleh, said Monday that the mandate of the country's unity government has expired, Anadolu News Agency reports. Saleh told parliament that the confidence obtained by the unity government ended on 24 December. Monday's session was headed by Saleh for the first time in three months, after he suspended his duties to run in Libya's presidential elections. He also called for forming a committee from 30 experts representing Libya's three regions to "draft a consensual constitution" within a one-month period. Libyans hope that the upcoming elections will contribute to ending the armed conflict that has plagued the oil-rich country for years.

Source: Libya Today January 17, 2022 15:49 UTC