Day: November 11, 2021

Tripoli, The Head of the government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Al Dabiba, accompanied by the Minister of Local Government, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy, the Director General of the Municipal Guard service and a number of officials, toured a number of markets, food shops, bakeries, meat shops and pharmacies in Tripoli, to get a firsthand account directly about the prices of goods, and medicines and how they correspond to the citizen purchasing power in light of the record rise in prices of some of goods. During the tour, the Prime minister met with a number of citizens and asked them about prices in general, especially basic stuff, who said that there is no equality between real prices and selling prices in some goods.

The Prime Minister called on the law enforcement agencies to carry out their tasks in stoping violators and referring them to the competent authorities.

The Cabinet of the Government of National Unity issued Resolution No.537 of 2021, which provides for exemption of food goods from taxes and tariff duties, to encourage import instruments, to increase their imports of food commodities, to raise the level of strategic stocks and needs for the local market and to cover demand for goods.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Tripoli, Member of Parliament, Ali Al Issawi called on countries interfering negatively in Libya to take into account the importance of agreement among all Libyans for the success of the elections, and to ensure acceptance of their results until the desired stability is achieved in the country.

In a statement to the Libyan News Agency, Al-Issawi said ‘elections are a means, not an end in itself, those gathered in Paris should take into account this , because insisting on holding them in presence of some obstacles may increase the complexity of the scene, according to him.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Tripoli, The Paris International Conference on Libya begins Friday in the French capital with a large international participation that the Elyse had rallied, most notably the attendance of Libya with a large official delegation including the President of the Presidential Council, the Head of the Government of National Unity, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the chairmen of the Committee (5+5), along with participation of the U.S. Vice President, the German Chancellor and many presidents and foreign ministers of countries, especially those that have been strongly engaged in the Libyan crisis-ridden scene for years, whether politically, militarily, or on the security and economic levels.

The Elyse’s organization of an international conference on Libya on November 12th comes a short while after an international ministerial conference to support Libya’s stability, which was held for the first time in the Libyan capital Tripoli, reinforcing the Libyan citizen’s optimism and ambition to return Libya’s sovereign decision to the interior, which has long been drawn and taken to foreign capitals according to foreign agendas far from Libyan national interests.

The hosting of this international conference on Libya by the French capital Paris also comes at a time that observers describe as extremely sensitive, especially since the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections are less than two months ahead of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, which Libyans and the international community are counting on, to move Libya from the transitional stages to the stage of a unified, stable and independent state with its sovereign national decision, the stage of security and construction in which the institutions of the unified state exercise their legislative, executive and judicial functions in order to save the country from the spectre of wars, division, and foreign interventions, in favor of full-time development, and the return to life.

Although the conference’s agenda announced by the French presidency is to focus on supporting the holding of elections, in conjunction with taking serious and decisive steps in the file of the removal of mercenaries and foreign fighters from the country, announced by France’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nicolas de Riviere, the Paris conference aims to “demonstrate our continued support for the political process, particularly the organization of legislative and presidential elections, as well as for the full implementation of the ceasefire and, more broadly, to stabilize Libya, taking into account the regional repercussions of the Libyan crisis.

The Libyan people look forward to the Paris conference and its results with a keen eye, and whether it could be a push for the Libyan map and vision to support stability in Libya, first and foremost to contribute and help get mercenaries and foreign fighters out of Libyan territory, or merely to highlight a French role in the Libyan scene that the Elyse is looking for, after the success of the Berlin conferences (1 and 2) in establishing a ceasefire and paved the way for access to the unified Libyan authorities represented by a presidential council and a government of national unity, or It’s an attempt to counter widespread criticism from a wide range of French political forces for French foreign policies that have recently suffered setbacks, whether in Algeria, Chad, Niger or Mali.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Tripoli, A list and guide for running for parliamentary elections was recently released by the Electoral Operations Department of the High National Election Commission.

The Commission said the guide explains and clarifies all matters related to the procedures of running for parliamentary elections such as the electoral system for election of the House of Representatives, what is the general and private competitive pattern, who is entitled to run, and what are its conditions, when and where applications are submitted, who submits them, and to whom, and what models are required to apply.

It also includes the list and guide of “running for parliamentary elections, documents and documents attached to the application for candidacy, what is the difference between the candidate’s agent and commissioners, how the vote is made on women’s seats, how the votes and electoral systems will be counted, the method of withdrawal from participation or amendment, in addition to a presentation of the rules of conduct.

The list and the guide also include clarification on the receipt of the application for candidacy and information on the eligibility of the candidate and how to deal with financial matters in electoral advertising, the way the candidate can be sure that his candidacy was accepted, and the procedures of the Commission when rejecting his candidacy, in addition to a detailed explanation about appeals, final review, credibility and publication.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Brussels, The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Burrell will take part in the international conference on Libya, which will be hosted by the French capital on Friday.

A statement issued in Brussels indicated that the international conference on Libya, co-chaired by France, Germany and Italy, is a follow-up to the second Berlin conference organized by Germany on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly last September, and will be held at a crucial time for the country, and in the run-up to the next elections, which will start on December 24th according to the Italian news agency.

The Paris conference will be an occasion to call for the resolution of ongoing security challenges, including the withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign troops from Libyan territory,” the statement said.

Source: Libyan News Agency