Presidential Council of Libya

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The Presidential Council of Libya is an executive body formed through the UN-backed Libyan Political Agreement to serve as the collective head of state and oversee the Government of National Accord during the country’s post-2015 transitional period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collective head of state
collegial body
executive body
appliesToJurisdiction Libya
associatedWithAgreement Skhirat Agreement
capital Tripoli
chairpersonFrom Fayez al-Sarraj
composition additional members representing Libyan regions and factions
chairman
vice chairmen
controls Government of National Accord
country Libya
createdToReplace rival governments in Tobruk and Tripoli
dateEstablished 2015-12-17
formedBy Libyan Political Agreement
governsDuringPeriod post-2015 transitional period
hasChairperson Fayez al-Sarraj
hasFunction appoint Government of National Accord ministers
oversee ceasefire and security arrangements under Libyan Political Agreement
propose national budget
represent Libya internationally
sign international agreements on behalf of Libya
headquarters Tripoli
jurisdiction State of Libya
linked to: Libya
languageUsed Arabic
legalBasis Libyan Political Agreement
legitimacySource UN-backed political agreement
meetsIn Tripoli
officeHolder Fayez al-Sarraj
partOf Government of National Accord
placeEstablished Skhirat, Morocco
politicalContext Second Libyan Civil War
purpose manage Libya’s political transition after 2015
oversee implementation of Libyan Political Agreement
unify rival Libyan governments
recognizedBy United Nations Security Council
international community
relatedTo High Council of State (Libya)
House of Representatives (Libya)
role collective head of state of Libya
oversight of Government of National Accord
supreme commander of the Libyan Armed Forces
startOfTermForFayezAlSarraj 2015
status transitional authority
successorBody Presidential Council formed under 2021 LPDF roadmap
supportedBy United Nations
typeOfGovernmentBody executive council

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Fayez al-Sarraj memberOf Presidential Council of Libya
Skhirat Agreement createsBody Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord
linked to: Presidential Council of Libya
Skhirat Agreement createsBody High Council of State (Libya)
linked to: Presidential Council of Libya
GNA-creating accord establishes a Presidency Council for Libya
linked to: Presidential Council of Libya
Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord appointedBy Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord
linked to: Presidential Council of Libya
Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord associatedWithOrganization Presidency Council of Libya
linked to: Presidential Council of Libya
Government of National Unity (Libya) includesOffice Presidential Council of Libya
subject linked to: Government of National Unity