UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy transmits the LC Proposal for the elections’ constitutional basis to the LPDF Plenary

4 May 2021

UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy transmits the LC Proposal for the elections’ constitutional basis to the LPDF Plenary

TRIPOLI, 4 May 2021 - Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ján Kubiš transmitted today to the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) plenary, the draft proposal for the constitutional basis for elections, as finalized these days by the LPDF’s Legal Committee, following their meeting in Tunis from 7-9 April.

Special Envoy Kubis thanks the members of the Legal Committee, in particular the Drafting Team and the Rapporteurs for their excellent work and accomplishment.

Special Envoy Kubis will convene a virtual plenary session of the LPDF soon after the Eid holiday, for the LPDF to discuss and deliberate on the Legal Committee proposal.

Reiterating the UN's full commitment to the holding of national elections on 24 December, the Special Envoy called on LPDF members to be guided in their discussions by a spirit of compromise and to place the interests of their fellow Libyans and future generations above all considerations.