Tag: Libya

The Constitutional Assembly Convenes

The Constitutional Assembly (CA) tasked with drafting a new constitution for Libya convened its 47 members at Al Beida, where Libya’s first constitution was drafted in 1952. The CA voted Ali Tarhuni, founder of the National Centrist Party and former...

UNSMIL Ask Tunisia to Support Libyan National Dialogue

On Friday, the head of UNSMIL, Tarik Mitri, met with President Mouncef Merzouki and Rashed Ghanouchi to discuss the Libyan political crisis. Meanwhile, some Libyan news outlets reported that preliminary talks among Libyan political parties took place in Tunisia late...

Electoral Law to Elect a New Legislature Passed

On Sunday, the General National Congress approved a new electoral law for the election of a new legislature to replace the current National General Congress. The law (124 Congress members out of 133 voted) reserves 15% of the seats to...

The GNC Amends Article 30 on Ethnic Groups

Last Friday, the General National Congress amended article 30 of the constitutional declaration. The wording of the article now recognizes that issues related to Libyan ethnic groups will be adopted by consensus in future legislation. Therefore, future legislation and the...

The GNC Sacks Ali Zeidan

On Tuesday 11th , Congress had passed a motion removing Zeidan with 124 votes in favour out of 138. While Zeidan left Libya despite a travel ban, the defence minister, Abdullah Thenny, has been appointed acting PM until a new...