Parliament Speaker Akile Salih rejected the decision to re-elect the president every year.
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In the session held on Monday, the House of Representatives decided to re-elect the Presidential Council every year. The decision was accepted with the approval of 98 out of 102 members.
Parliament Speaker Akile Salih objected to the decision taken by the Libyan House of Representatives, which convened on Monday under the chairmanship of Vice President Misbah Duma, to "re-elect the Speaker of the Parliament every year".
In his written statement, Salih stated that the session held yesterday by a group of members of the House of Representatives was unofficial and said, "Considering that some members of the House of Representatives came together in an unofficial session on Monday, the session is not considered an official session of the House of Representatives and does not have any legal effect." made his assessment.
Salih also noted that the Parliament session to be held today has been postponed to a later date.
On the other hand, Libyan Presidential Council Chairman Mohammed al-Menfi emphasized adherence to the Constitutional Declaration and the rule of law in his statement on the social media platform of the US-based company X.
Stating that the Speaker of the Parliament will continue to serve as long as he does not resign, Menfi said, "In accordance with our unwavering belief in the state of law and its institutions and our commitment to binding references, especially the Constitutional Declaration; as long as the Speaker of the House of Representatives does not resign, no interpretation, law or regulation article can override or contradict the supremacy of the Constitutional text." he said.
The House of Representatives yesterday decided to elect the Speaker of the House every year.
In the statement made yesterday by the House of Representatives, it was stated that it met in Benghazi under the chairmanship of Vice President Misbah Duma and with the approval of 98 out of 102 members, it was accepted that the Parliament's Presidential Council would be re-elected every year.
In the accepted text, it was noted that the term of office of the Presidential Council was 12 months from the date of election and that it would automatically end when this period expired.
It was stated that the new Presidential Council would be elected within 7 days at the latest after the amendment was accepted.

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