BENGHAZI, Libya: The Libyan parliament has voted overwhelmingly for the new president to be directly elected by the country’s people.
However, no date has been set for the election.
“We have made the decision on electing the president directly, but we have not set a date for the vote until we discuss the current crisis and see how stable the situation is,” a member of the parliament Fatthallah Saiti told media.
In a statement, another lawmaker Abu Bakr Biira said that the vote “shows the willingness of members of parliament to let the people elect president directly and without pressure.
