Paris is set to host an international meeting next week to discuss the political and military developments in Libya, a diplomatic source told Al-Ittihad newspaper.
The meeting will be attended by the United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, as well as representatives from Germany, France, Italy, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
The source confirmed that the meeting will focus on the challenges facing the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya. Additionally, there will be consultations on the security threats that jeopardise stability and safety due to the instability in some neighbouring countries of Libya.
The discussions will also review the progress made by the Libyan 6+6 Joint Committee. This regarding electoral laws and the observations provided by the House of Representatives (HoR) on certain provisions of the electoral legislation.
The source further indicated that the meeting will explore ways to organise the electoral process in the North-African country through a unified executive authority responsible for overseeing the elections with defined tasks and a specific timeline.
According to Al-Ittihad, there is a possibility of discussing the activation mechanism of Bathily’s initiative to form a high-level committee tasked with preparing for the elections.
Last February, the international group concerned with Libya proposed the activation of a Libyan mechanism supported by the UN to hold simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections as soon as possible. This would be achieved by establishing a “technical committee” consisting of judicial experts with defined tasks and a specific timeline for setting candidacy criteria.
The proposal includes several key ideas, such as the formation of a judicial technical committee by decree of the Libyan Presidential Council in coordination with the mission, involving the Supreme Court and the Judicial Council. The support of the Security Council for this plan, if necessary, and conducting the elections under international supervision are also part of the proposal.
