High Council of State (Libya)
High Council of State المجلس الأعلى للدولة | |
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History | |
Founded | 5 April 2016 |
Preceded by | General National Congress |
Leadership | |
Chairman | |
First Deputy Chairman | |
Second Deputy Chairman | |
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Seats | 145 |
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Political groups | Members of the GNC appointed after 2014 (134) Members of the GNC elected in 2012 (11) |
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Radisson Blu Al Mahary Hotel Tripoli, Libya |
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The High Council of State, (Arabic: المجلس الأعلى للدولة, al majlis al'aelaa lildawla), is an advisory body for Libya formed under the terms of the Libyan Political Agreement which was signed on 17 December 2015.[2] The agreement resulted from United Nations supported peace talks and has been unanimously endorsed by the Security Council.[3] The High Council of state is able to advise the interim Government of National Accord (GNA) and the House of Representatives (HoR), currently based in Tobruk, and can express a binding opinion on these bodies under certain circumstances.[4] The members of the council were nominated by remaining members of the General National Congress[citation needed] who in 2014 were not elected to the HoR.[citation needed]
History[]
The council met for the first time on 27 February 2016 [5] and it was formally established at a ceremony at the Radisson Blu Al Mahary Hotel in Tripoli on 5 April 2016.[6]
The council moved into the headquarters of the former General National Congress, at the Rixos Al Nasr Convention Centre, on 22 April 2016.[7]
On 31 August 2016, a 94-member rival High Council of State was proclaimed in Benghazi and its members wanted to join the official body.[8]
On 21 September 2016, the High Council of State took legislative powers.[9]
On 10 October 2016, the Rixos Al Nasr Convention Centre was attacked by gunmen loyal to the GNC.[10] On 15 October 2016, forces loyal to the GNC took over the building and announced the return of the Ghawil cabinet.[11][12] Then, fighting occurred between Sarraj loyalists and Ghawil forces.[13][14] Following these clashes, the council once again took up residence in the Radisson Blu Al Mahary Hotel.
Chairman of the High Council[]
Incumbent | Since | Until | Party |
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Abdulrahman Sewehli | 6 April 2016 | 8 April 2018 | Union for Homeland |
Khalid al-Mishri | 8 April 2018 | Justice and Construction Party |
[15][16] served as the first deputy chairman and [17] served as second deputy chairman under Sewehli. They were replaced by and , respectively, during the tenure of al-Mishri.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Khalid Al-Mishri elected to replace Al-Swahili as Head of Libya High Council of State". Libya Observer. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "As Libya marks 64th independence anniversary, UN envoy urges unity behind new Government". UN News. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-06-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Libyan deal on course, but who is on board?". english.alarabiya.net. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Op-Ed: State Council of Libyan Government of National Accord meets". www.digitaljournal.com. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "GNC members announce its "dissolution" and creation of the State Council". Libya Herald. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "State Supreme Council takes over the GNC headquarters". 22 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Al-Sweihli sends three High Council of State members to investigation - The Libya Observer".
- ^ "State Council to assume legislative power, condemns takeover of oil ports - The Libya Observer". www.libyaobserver.ly. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "High Council of State evacuated over rift with its security guards - Libyan Express". 10 October 2016.
- ^ "GNC retakes parliament compound, High Council of State condemns - The Libya Observer". www.libyaobserver.ly. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Rival group seizes Libya's UN-backed government offices".
- ^ "Clashes erupt in Libyan capital Tripoli - Region - World - Ahram Online". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ The Washington Post
- ^ "State Supreme Council elects Al-Sweihli as President". Libyan Express. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ^ "Al-Makhzoum: PC will announce leadership of Libyan army soon". Libyan Express. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
- ^ "Al-Sweihli calls on Tobruk Parliament to speed up implementation of Skhirat agreement". 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
External links[]
- Government of Libya
- Politics of Libya
- Political organizations based in Libya