House of Representatives

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The House of Representatives is the internationally recognized elected legislature of Libya that has rivaled the UN-backed Government of National Accord in the country’s post-2014 political crisis.

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House of Representatives canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislature
lower house
parliamentary body
conflictWith General National Congress government in Tripoli
surface form: General National Congress (Tripoli-based)

Government of National Accord
country Libya
electoralSystem majoritarian voting
party-list proportional representation
elects its Deputy Speakers
its Speaker
follows 2014 Libyan parliamentary election
governs national legislative agenda of Libya
hasCommittee defense and national security committee
finance committee
foreign affairs committee
hasJurisdiction Libya
hasPoliticalAlignment eastern-based authorities in Libya
hasSpeaker Aguila Saleh Issa
hasTermLength 4 years
hasVotingSystem single-member constituencies and multi-member districts
headOfGovernmentSupported House of Representatives (Tobruk-based)
surface form: Tobruk-based government
inception 2014
involvedIn Second Libyan Civil War
surface form: Libyan Civil War (post-2014)
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
legalBasis Libyan Constitutional Declaration
surface form: Libyan Constitutional Declaration (amended)
legislativeBodyFor Libya
surface form: State of Libya
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Tobruk
meetsInBuilding Tobruk parliamentary building
numberOfMembers 200
officialName Council of Representatives (Libya)
surface form: Libyan House of Representatives

Majlis an-Nuwwāb
opposedBy Government of National Accord
opposes UN-backed political agreements at various times
originallySeatedIn Benghazi
partOf Council of Representatives (Libya)
surface form: Libyan Parliament

post-Gaddafi political institutions of Libya
precededBy General National Congress (Libya)
recognizedAs legitimate legislature of Libya
recognizedBy United Nations Security Council
surface form: UN Security Council (initially as legitimate legislature)

internationalCommunity
replaces General National Congress (Libya)
role approval of national budget
enactment of national legislation
oversight of the executive
seatMovedDueTo security situation in Benghazi
startTime 2014-08-04
status contested legislature in Libya’s political crisis
usesScript Arabic script

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Government of National Accord legislativePartner House of Representatives