Hurghada to Host Libyan Constitutional Committee Talks Tuesday

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The Egyptian coastal city of Hurghada is set to host on Tuesday the three-day meetings of the Libyan Constitutional Committee between members of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State (HCS), under the auspices of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNISMIL).

The meetings aim to discuss all possible ways for reaching an agreement between the two parties regarding creating a constitutional and legal base for the coming national elections, scheduled for December 24, 2021.
During the talks, the committee will present periodic reports to the High Council of State (HCS), provided that a final report shall be submitted within 40 days, while the committee is expected to include 30 members representing the HCS and Tobruk-based the House of Representatives.

Participants will discuss the constitutional mechanisms necessary for holding the Libyan national elections at the end of the year.

On Saturday, the Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Stephanie Williams, announced that the members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) will vote on the proposed mechanism for choosing the interim executive authority next Monday.

Williams explained that voting takes place 24 hours, and the results will be announced upon completion of the counting of votes on Tuesday.

“The proposed mechanism will be approved if it gets 63% of the vote,” Williams said at a news conference. If it does not reach this percentage, the second round of voting will be held after two days.

“The required percentage for agreement in this round is 50% +1,” Williams noted.