Libya : Criteria For Transitional Government Known

Participants at UN-brokered talks in Geneva have agreed on a mechanism for choosing the new government, whose formation has been the subject of wrangling among the main factions in the war-torn country. UN acting envoy for Libya Stephanie Williams told a news conference on Saturday the advisory committee’s members “have met their responsibility with a constructive spirit, cooperative efforts, and a great deal of patriotism”.
The committee is part of a 75-member forum that represents all three main regions of Libya. The 18-member committee has proposed that each region’s electoral body name a representative to a three-member presidential council, Williams said. A Prime Minister would be chosen by the 75-member forum, with the successful nominee receiving 70 per cent of the votes. 
The UN special envoy Stephanie Williams added that, according to the mechanism, the forum would first receive candidate lists from Libya’s three regions, each consisting of four names nominated for the Presidential Council and Prime Minister position. She said a list should obtain 17 endorsements: eight from the western region, six from the eastern region, and three from southern Libya. The lists would be narrowed down, the winning candidates being those who receive 60 per cent of the votes of the 75-member forum in the first round. A second round of voting will be held if no clear winners emerge from the first round.
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