With no elections in sight, the question is no more "if" or "will" but who will break the bad news. The head of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC), Emad al-Sayeh, said Sunday that the commission stands ready to hold the elections on time and the ball is in the Parliament's court. He told the Anadolu News Agency that it is not within the competence of the HNEC to announce the postponement of the elections. It has no choice but to propose another date and submit it to the House of Representatives to consider," he explained. Both presidential and legislative polls had been scheduled for 24 December, but in early October, the Parliament postponed the legislative elections until January.

Source: Libya Observer December 19, 2021 18:17 UTC