Tripoli (Libya), November 8: Emad Al-Sayeh, chairman of the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC), announced on Sunday that the application for running in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections will start on Monday.
"Tomorrow, the Commission will start implementing the two electoral processes, which will begin with accepting the applications of candidates for both the presidential and parliamentary elections," Al-Sayeh told a press conference in the capital Tripoli.
The deadline for applications for the presidential election is Nov. 22, and Dec. 7 for the parliamentary election, according to Al-Sayeh.
The UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) in February selected a new executive authority of a unity government and a presidency council, ending years of political division in the North African country.
The new authority's main task is to prepare for the general elections slated for Dec. 24, as endorsed by the LPDF.
Source: Xinhua