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High Council of State (Libya)

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Chairman
  
Abdulrahman Asswehly

Second Deputy Chairman
  
Muhammed Imazzeb

First Deputy Chairman
  
Saleh al-Makhzoum

Seats
  
145

High Council of State (Libya)

Founded
  
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05)

Political groups
  
New GNC (134)      Old GNC (11)

The High Council of State, (Arabic: ‎‎المجلس الأعلى للدولة), also known as the Supreme Council of State, is an advisory body for Libya formed under the terms of the Libyan Political Agreement which was signed on 17 December 2015. The agreement resulted from United Nations supported peace talks and has been unanimously endorsed by the Security Council. The High Council of state is able to advise the interim Government of National Accord (GNA) and the House of Representatives (HoR) and can express a binding opinion on these bodies under certain circumstances. The members of the council will be nominated by the 2014 General National Congress, a body formed from members of the previous General National Congress which served as Libya's legislature between 2012 and 2014. The members of the council met for the first time on 27 February 2016 and it was formally established at a ceremony at the Radisson Blu Al Mahary Hotel in Tripoli on 5 April 2016. The council moved into the headquarters of the former General National Congress, at the Rixos Al Nasr Convention Centre, on 22 April 2016. Following clashes with gunmen loyal to the former General National Council, the High Council of State once again took up residence in the Radisson Blu Al Mahary Hotel in late October 2016.

History

On August 2016, a 94 members rival High Council of State is proclaimed in Benghazi and its members want to join the official body.

On 21 September 2016, the High Council of State takes legislatives powers.

On 10 October 2016, the building have been attacked by gunmen.

On 15 October 2016, forces loyal to GNC took over the building and announced the comeback of Ghawil cabinet Then, fightings occurred between Sarraj loyalists and Ghawil forces.

References

High Council of State (Libya) Wikipedia