Libya’s High Council of State calls for postponing elections to February

SANAA, Dec. 09 (YPA) – Libya’s High Council of State called on Wednesday to postpone the presidential elections scheduled for December 24 to February , amid growing differences over the rules and legal basis for voting aimed at ending the decade-long state of instability.

The statement of the council, an advisory body established under a 2015 peace agreement and not recognized by all Libyan political entities in the country, comes less than three weeks before the elections.

Debate rages on the extent of the powers of the Supreme Council of State in the complex Libyan political arena, but its statement raises doubts about the holding of elections.

The Council is an advisory body established under a 2015 peace agreement and has not been recognized by all Libyan political entities.

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