The Libyan Parliament has officially appointed three new members to the board of the High National Elections Commission, while also approving a budget allocation of 210 million dinars to support upcoming electoral processes.
The decision was published in the official gazette in early April under Resolution No. 4 of 2026. The newly appointed members are Ali Al-Tayea Abdeljawad, Haitham Ali Al-Tabouli, and Ali Abu Salah, in a move aimed at filling vacant seats and strengthening the commission’s administrative structure ahead of future elections.
In a separate resolution issued in the same publication, the parliament allocated 210 million dinars to fund parliamentary and presidential elections. The spending will be overseen by the Presidency of the House of Representatives, with the goal of ensuring readiness for electoral timelines.
The appointments come amid ongoing political disagreements over the leadership and composition of the elections commission. The House of Representatives continues to support the current chairman, Emad Al-Sayeh, while the High Council of State previously announced the appointment of Salah Al-Kamishi as head of the commission earlier this year. This dispute has created a situation of competing claims over leadership.
The roots of the crisis date back to late December, when the parliament moved to restructure the commission’s board, a step rejected by the High Council of State, which argued that it contradicts prior political understandings reached in Bouznika regarding the selection of key positions.
Earlier this year, electoral offices across eastern and western Libya called for keeping the commission neutral and insulated from political disputes, stressing the importance of institutional stability to ensure transparent and credible elections.
