Libya: Elections

(asked on 24th June 2021) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the UK is providing to the Government of National Unity to ensure free and fair elections are held in Libya by the end of 2021.


Answered by
James Cleverly Portrait
James Cleverly
Home Secretary
This question was answered on 29th June 2021

Free, fair and inclusive national elections on 24 December 2021, including women's full, equal and meaningful participation, are a priority for the UK, as set out in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum Roadmap and endorsed by UK-drafted UN Security Council Resolution 2570. The Prime Minister discussed the importance of elections in his meeting with Prime Minister Dabaiba in London on 24 June 2021. I shared the same message with a range of Libyan interlocutors during my visit to Tripoli on 9-10 June and at the Berlin II Conference on 23 June. The UK has, through the UN Development Programme, provided support to the High National Executive Council (HNEC) to plan, prepare and conduct national and municipal elections in Libya. The UK also provided financial support to the UN to convene the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum.

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