On Wednesday, 73 members of the Libyan Parliament announced their “unconditional and complete support” for the upcoming National Unity Government (NUG) headed by Prime Minister Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba.
In a statement, the MPs called for the upcoming government’s selection criteria to be based on competency, honesty, and experience. They also called on all remaining MPs to hold the vote of confidence session for the new government as soon as possible. This has been described as an important step towards the holding of general elections in December later this year.
On Tuesday, Spokesman for the Libyan Parliament, Abdullah Belhaq said that the parliament had received an official response from the 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC). He stated that the city has been fully secured, and was able to host the full quorum session of the Libyan Parliament, who is due to grant a vote of confidence on Libya’s new government.
The Spokesman said that the JMC affirmed its full readiness to cooperate and coordinate with the parliament regarding preparations needed to hold the session.
Earlier in the week, members of Libya’s newly elected Presidential Council held their first meeting in Tripoli since their appointment more than two weeks ago in Geneva. In line with the roadmap established by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) in Tunis last year, if the parliament fails to conduct a vote of confidence within 21 days of the election, the vote will then go to members of the LPDF.