The High Electoral Commission in Libya announced that it is “fully prepared” to hold general elections in the country in mid-April 2026, an essential step to end years of political crisis and clashes in a country divided between two parallel administrations, unable to reach an agreement on the road map.
The Commission said in a statement published on its website, “The Council of the High National Elections Commission is fully prepared to hold the elections as soon as the necessary technical and legal conditions are met.”
The Commission points out that the main problem now is the dispute between the Tripoli government, which is recognized by the international community, and the Benghazi administration in the east of the country, over a series of amendments to the election law to finalize voting rules.
In addition to calling on the two authorities to reach an agreement once and for all, the committee also urges the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to “focus on the essence of the conflict and mediate its solution without delay or delay.”
The authorities in Tripoli estimate that the country is ready to hold elections in April, as stipulated in its road map presented in August last year, but there remain significant discrepancies in this regard with the rival Libyan government in Benghazi, despite the relative success of the last local elections in August this year.
Whatever the case, it is up to the House of Representatives (east) and the State Council (Tripoli) “to bear their responsibility before God and the people to save the nation from the conspiracies being hatched against it, conspiracies aimed at entrenching division and fragmentation.”