The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, welcomed the endorsement of an interim Government of National Unity by the House of Representatives as an important step towards restoring unity, stability, security and prosperity in Libya.
The Secretary-General commended the House of Representatives and the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum for their efforts to advance the political process in Libya.
He also saluted the 5+5 Joint Military Commission and local authorities in Sirte for securing this important House of Representatives session.
Guterres encouraged the Government of National Unity, in cooperation with the House of Representatives, to address the urgent needs of the Libyan people without delay, advance preparations for national elections on 24 December 2021 and continue to work toward the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement of 23 October 2020.
He also reiterated the support of the United Nations to the Libyan people in their efforts to advance peace and stability.
The HoR gave confidence to the Government of National Unity Wednesday with a vote of majority of the attendees in Sirte.
The Government of National Unity, headed by Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, won confidence by 132 votes including the vote of the Speaker of the HoR, Aqila Saleh.
Dbeibah vowed in a brief speech after winning confidence that he will do his best to work as per the schedule that shall end by holding general elections on December 24, 2021.
HoR Speaker Saleh said after the vote that the mandate of the Government of National Unity will end on December 24, 2021 as per the roadmap of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) which was the one that elected Dbeibah as a Prime Minister, along with the Presidential Council.
