Libya parliament adopts law on legislative elections

The new law comes before a planned national vote set for December 24 under a UN-led peace process for Libya.

Libya’s parliament on Monday passed a law on legislative elections, its spokesman said, before a planned national vote set for December 24 under a UN-led peace process.

The legislature “passed a law on elections to the House of Representatives during Monday’s sitting”, Abdullah Bliheg of the eastern-based parliament wrote on Twitter.

“With this, the council will have completed the necessary legislation needed to organise the presidential and parliamentary elections,” he added.