&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Seal_of_the_Libyan_Presidential_Council.png) Seal of the Libyan Presidential Council | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Presidential_Council_of_Libya,_2022.jpg) The Presidential Council in 2022; Abdullah al-Lafi (left), Mohamed al-Menfi (centre) and Musa Al-Koni (right) | |
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| Formed | 2016 |
| Jurisdiction | Libya |
| Headquarters | Al-Sikka Tripoli, Libya |
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The Presidential Council (Arabic: المجلس الرئاسي, al-Majlis ar-Rīʾāsiy) is a body formed under the terms of the Libyan Political Agreement which was signed on 17 December 2015. The Council carries out the functions of head of state of Libya[1] and is proposed to command the Libyan Armed Forces.
The agreement has been unanimously endorsed by the United Nations Security Council which welcomed the formation of the Presidency Council and recognized that the Government of National Accord is the sole legitimate executive government of Libya.[2] After the House of Representatives ceased recognizing the unity government in 2022 and installed a rival government, the Presidential Council has been responsible for the Government of National Unity.[3]
- ^ "As Libya marks 64th independence anniversary, UN envoy urges unity behind new Government". United Nations. December 24, 2015. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2259 (2015), Security Council Welcomes Signing of Libyan Political Agreement on New Government for Strife-Torn Country". United Nations. December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ Assad, Abdulkader (3 March 2022). "Bashagha's government sworn in at House of Representatives in Tobruk". The Libya Observer.