Libya officials say constitution must come before elections
Elected Libyan officials called on Saturday for a constitution to be approved before national elections are held, without challenging the date of the polls which were announced a day earlier.
Libya has been gripped by chaos and violence since the 2011 ouster and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a NATO-backed popular uprising.
Libyans to hold national elections in December 2021“A year gives us the time to put the constitution before the Libyan people, for them to approve or reject,” he told reporters.
Libya’s current provisional constitution dates to 2011.
![Guest posting agency=0></a></div><p>“Dialogue that does not lead to a constitutional referendum cannot respond to the expectations of the majority of Libyans,” said Abdelmonem al-Sherif, member of the body responsible for drafting the new constitution.</p><p>“The United Nations mission and international parties do not have the right to reject this project,” he added.</p><p>But he also said a new constitution could become a reality in the coming months ahead of elections.</p><p>The talks near Tunis are aimed at hammering out a deal for a new transitional government for the oil-rich North African country.</p><p>Elections next year would be the first polls in Libya since 2014.</p><p>[AFP]</p><p><a href=http://vanguardngr.com/ ><strong>Vanguard News Nigeria</strong></a></p><p>The post <a rel=nofollow href=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/11/libya-officials-say-constitution-must-come-before-elections/ >Libya officials say constitution must come before elections</a> appeared first on <a rel=nofollow href=https://www.vanguardngr.com/ >Vanguard News</a>.</p><div class=saboxplugin-wrap itemtype=http://schema.org/Person itemscope itemprop=author><div class=saboxplugin-tab><div class=saboxplugin-gravatar><img alt src=](https://i.ibb.co/Tcc2Lcb/Guestposting-336x280-3.jpg)
