High Council of State (Libya)

High Council of State

المجلس الأعلى للدولة
History
Founded5 April 2016 (2016-04-05)
Preceded byGeneral National Congress
Leadership
Chairman
First Deputy Chairman
Second Deputy Chairman
Structure
Seats145
Political groups
  Members of the GNC appointed after 2014 (134)
  Members of the GNC elected in 2012 (11)
Meeting place
Radisson Blu Al Mahary Hotel
Tripoli, Libya

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.[1] The agreement resulted from United Nations supported peace talks and has been unanimously endorsed by the Security Council.[2] 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.[3] The members of the council were nominated by remaining members of the General National Congress who in 2014 were not elected to the HoR.

  1. ^ "As Libya marks 64th independence anniversary, UN envoy urges unity behind new Government". UN News. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2259 (2015), Security Council Welcomes Signing of Libyan Political Agreement on New Government for Strife-Torn Country | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  3. ^ "Libyan deal on course, but who is on board?". english.alarabiya.net. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2019.