Politics
Libyan parliament votes to adopt parliamentary session system to elect new presidency
October 5, 2026 at 06:38 PM
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Libya's House of Representatives has voted to amend its internal rules, opening the way for the election of a new presidency bureau.
- The House of Representatives voted 98 in favor out of 102 present in Benghazi on Monday to amend its internal rules, mandating a 12-month term for the presidency bureau.
- Second deputy speaker Musbah Doumah announced the freezing of the presidency bureau's work until next week ahead of electing a new leadership.
- Speaker Agila Saleh called a session for Tuesday to consider amending Law No. 4 of 2014 and enshrining the 4+4 committee's laws in the constitutional declaration.
- Spokesman Abdullah Blihaq said the new bureau must be elected within seven days and that an expired mandate cannot be extended.


