“We urge the concerned Libyan authorities to respect the desire of the Libyan people to hold elections as soon as possible, by setting a fixed date for voting and publication, without delay, of candidates,” the joint statement said. The final list of,” the joint statement said. Libya’s Supreme Electoral Commission proposed postponing the elections on Wednesday (22.12) because of a conflict between the political and judicial branches of power over the nomination of candidates, the first president in the history of the former Italian colony. “Those who interfere may be placed on the list of the United Nations Sanctions Committee, as set out in Security Council Resolution 2571,” he said. In their note, Berlin, Washington, Paris, Rome and London praised the work of Stephanie Williams, UN Special Adviser on Libya in this North African country.

Source: Libya Today December 25, 2021 05:09 UTC