The United Nations is backing a Libyan-led dialogue bringing together a broader cross-section of society, aimed at forging a shared vision for the country’s future through recommendations on key reforms.
UN Special Envoy Hanna Tetteh and U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Jeremy Berndt urged the House of Representatives and the High Council of State to expedite the restructuring of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) and to adopt the necessary amendments to the constitutional framework and electoral laws to enable national elections.
According to a statement issued by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), the appeal was made during a meeting held Wednesday at the mission’s headquarters, attended by Deputy Special Representative Stephanie Koury, to exchange views on the latest political, economic, and security developments in Libya.
The mission said discussions focused on advancing the political roadmap, emphasising the need to strengthen economic governance and prepare for the next structured dialogue.
On August 21, Tetteh had proposed a roadmap to end Libya’s political crisis, assigning the House of Representatives and the High Council of State the task of reconstituting the HNEC and resolving disputes over electoral laws within two months. The plan also called for the formation of a new national unity government to reunify divided institutions, create conditions for elections, and launch an inclusive dialogue mechanism addressing contentious issues such as security, economy, and election management.
With the deadline having passed without progress from the two chambers, the UN mission moved forward with the structured dialogue process, prompting anger from the parliament-appointed government led by Osama Hammad, which accused the UN mission of “undermining and effectively burying the UN roadmap before it even began.”
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