Libya’s new parliamentary law (Law No. 2/2021) dated 3 October prescribes that voting is conducted for 200 members (Article 2) using the same constituencies used in the 2014 elections.
Voting is conducted (Article 18) on individuals on a non-transferable basis as opposed to independents, parties or list system (Article 21).
Article 6 (9) prescribes that candidates must not hold another nationality unless permitted by the Libyan state top do so.
Women get 16 percent quota
The law (Article 18) also prescribes that that 16 percent of seats in parliament are reserved for women.
Parliamentary elections to be held 30 days after presidential elections
The new law also prescribes that parliamentary elections are to be held 30 days (23 January 2022) after the presidential elections are held on 24 December 2021 (Article 20).
Independent observers
Article 40 guarantees right of local and international observers and for maximum transparency in the electoral process
State to provide security and guarantee right to vote
Article 42 prescribes that the government must provide security and guarantee the right to vote to voters during the election.
The next parliament to review constituencies
Article 45 prescribes that the next parliament should review the current 200 constituencies to ensure fairer constituencies.
Libya’s election law for the head of state was ”passed” by the HoR on 9 September.
