7 countries call for ‘clear roadmap’ to be prepared for elections in Libya

By Walid Abdullah

TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) - Seven countries and a UN official called on Sunday for finalizing the path of the 6+6 committee responsible for overseeing the electoral process in Libya to set a clear roadmap for the country’s elections.

The statement was made during a meeting between the chairman of the Tripoli-based High Council of State, Khalid al-Mishri, Assistant Secretary-General and UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Coordinator Raisedon Zenenga and representatives and envoys of the European Union, Türkiye, the UK, France, Italy and Egypt in addition to the online participation of the US and German envoys.

According to a statement, the meeting touched on the results achieved through the 6+6 committee commissioned to set laws to regulate the electoral process in Libya.

The Libyan 6+6 Joint Committee was formed by Libya's House of Representatives and High Council for the purpose of preparing the electoral laws.

The statement noted that the foreign envoys hailed the work of the committee and stressed the importance of completing the process through a clear roadmap for holding the elections.

On Friday, the committee said the election laws it has set are final and in force and the upcoming elections will be based on them.

Libya has been torn by civil war and instability since the ouster of longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar