Presidential elections in Libya have been postponed. According to media reports, a member of the High Electoral Commission of Libya said that holding elections as scheduled is a thing of the past. The Libyan High National Election Commission said last Saturday, Dec. 11, that it could not name approved candidates out of the nearly 100 who applied because it was ...
Ahead of the December 24 elections, the UN announced a change of the special envoy to the country. On December 6, UN Secretary General António Guterres appointed U.S. diplomat Stephanie Williams to lead a mediation mission in Libya. The announcement followed the news that Jan Kubis was leaving the post of UN special envoy for Libya. Key elections Libya, plunged ...