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Geneva: Libyans start to choose members of executive authority February 2, 2021 at 3:00 pm | Published in: Africa, Europe & Russia, Libya, News, Switzerland Libyan parties attend the opening session of Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis, Tunisia on November 9, 2020. [Yassine Gaidi - Anadolu Agency] February 2, 2021 at 3:00 pm The first session of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) started in Geneva on Monday to consider the list of candidates for membership of the Presidential Council in the North African country. Details were provided by LPDF member Mohamed Al-Rayeed, who ...

The 75 participants at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum near Geneva, who were chosen by the UN to represent a broad cross section of society, were shown on UN footage casting their ballots in three boxes, each representing a region. But with none of the 24 candidates meeting the required threshold of 70 per cent of votes, elections moved to a second round. The three council posts, a president and two vice presidents, will represent Tripolitania in the west, Cyrenaica in the east and Fezzan in the south. The 24 candidates for the three posts gave campaign speeches on Monday by video, with m...

Italy's envoy Buccino, Libya's Fezzan region mull sustainable development 01 febbraio 2021 | 18.34 Tripoli, 1 Feb. (AKI) Envoy to Libya Giuseppe Buccino on Monday held talks with mayors, academics and local activists from the war-torn country's impoverished southwest Fezzan region as well as representatives of Italy's overseas aid agency, Bari's agronomic institute, association of local councils (Anci) and the Aracpacis NGO. "Amb Buccino w/ Ita coop @aics_it, Agro Inst. of #Bari @CIHEAMBari , Assoc Ita Municipalities @comuni_anci, AraPacis @ARAPACISINITIATmet in #Tripoli HE Hamza &...

Key vote on Libya transitional govt goes to second round AFP 2/2/2021 AFP © Handout Delegates stand during the national anthem at the opening of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum an undisclosed location near Geneva on February 1, 2021, in this handout picture made available by the UN Libyan delegates at UN-backed talks held the first round of voting Tuesday for a three-member presidency council, part of a new transitional executive to govern the war-ravaged North African country until December elections. That is part of a complex process it is hoped will help shepherd t...

Monday, 1 February, 2021 - 18:15 Stephanie Williams, UN secretary-general’s acting special representative for Libya and head of the UN Support Mission speaks during a news conference in Tunis, Tunisia on November 15, 2020. (AP) Asharq Al-Awsat Delegates from Libya’s opposing sides kicked off a five-day meeting on Monday to choose an interim prime minister and a three-person Presidential Council in a bid to reunite the troubled oil-rich country before an election in December. The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, including env...