Libya will open the registration of candidates for elections | Election News

The Libyan National Electoral Commission said it would open registration for presidential and parliamentary elections on Monday.

The Libyan National Electoral Commission has said it will open the registration period on Monday for December 24 for a presidential and parliamentary election-sponsored roadmap sponsored by the United Nations.

Discussing the legal basis for the election, as well as the dates and qualifications of the candidates, has threatened to prevent a peace process that was seen as Libya’s best hope for years to end chronic instability and violence.

Potential candidates include Khalifa Haftar, commander of the eastern renegade forces in the civil war; Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of a longtime former leader; Aguila Saleh, head of parliament; and former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha.

The United Nations peace process also led to the establishment of an interim unity government and was installed Abdul Hamid Dbeibah as prime minister. He and other members of the government have vowed not to run in the December elections, but analysts say he may still think so.

Critics of the bodies, including other political organizations, rejected an election law proposed by parliament in September for violating certain conditions set out in the UN roadmap.

The law established the first round of presidential elections in December, but said the date for the parliamentary elections would not be set until January.

Electoral commission chairman Emad al-Sayeh, who previously said that parliamentary elections would be held within 30 days of the presidential election, said the committee had received amendments to the law from parliament.

Registration for presidential candidates will remain open until Nov. 22 and for parliamentary nominees until Dec. 7, he said Sunday.

Libyan correspondent Malik Traina Al Jazeera said the commission’s statement was “bold”.

“It certainly seems [to be] to carry out the plan so that the elections take place as planned, ”said Train from Doha.

But there are other questions that remain unanswered, such as the legislature, one of which is based in eastern Libya and the other in western Libya, he said.

“For these elections to take place, they need to agree on a constitutional framework, including who can run for president, including what powers a president has,” Train said.