Due to the “impossibility” of seeing the election take place on Friday, December 24, the Libyan High Electoral Commission proposed to hold the poll a month after the scheduled date.
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The Libyan High Electoral Commission on Wednesday 22 December proposed to postpone the presidential election initially set for 24 December for one month, shortly after a parliamentary commission concluded“impossibility” to keep it on that date. “Parliament will take responsibility for adopting the necessary measures to remove obstacles to the electoral process “, she announced in a press release.
“The appeals and appeals phase was a dangerous turning point for the electoral process. It was in fact the point at which all efforts to bring this historic deadline to a successful conclusion for considerations beyond the control of those in charge. of the process “, explained the electoral authority. Among these considerations, she cited in particular “inadequate electoral laws concerning the role of justice in electoral appeals and disputes”.
Earlier today, a parliamentary committee responsible for monitoring the presidential election declared “impossible” the holding of this poll on December 24, a major hitch in the transition process supposed to get this North African country out of post-Gaddafi chaos. The conclusions of the commission were made public after an announcement of the postponement of the poll had been awaited for several days, for lack of adequate preparations and against the backdrop of insurmountable disagreements between rival camps.