In Libya, parliament speaker calls for formation of constitution drafting committee

By Middle East Monitor, 17 January 2022
 Flag of Libya (photo credit: pixabay)
Flag of Libya (photo credit: pixabay)
Libyan Parliament Speaker, Aguila Saleh, said Monday that the mandate of the country's unity government has expired, Anadolu News Agency reports. Saleh told parliament that the confidence obtained by the unity government ended on 24 December. [..P]olls were scheduled to take place on 24 December, but were postponed over disagreements among the country's political rivals. No new date for the vote has yet been agreed. Saleh called on the United Nations mission in Libya to pile pressure on all Libyan parties with a view to holding the polls. He also called for forming a committee from 30 experts representing Libya's three regions to "draft a consensual constitution" within a one-month period.
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