House of Representatives
Legislative branch of the Libyan government
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| May 19 2025 | The House of Representatives convened a formal session in eastern Libya to initiate discussions on forming a new unified government and prepare for presidential and parliamentary elections, with Speaker Aguila Saleh Issa calling for the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity to step down. |
| May 30 2023 | Abdul Hadi Al-Saghair resigned from his position as Deputy Speaker, citing difficulties in addressing national aspirations. |
| May 16 2023 | The House of Representatives appointed Osama Hamada as the acting Prime Minister of Libya, marking another significant political transition. |
| February 8 2023 | The House of Representatives elected Abdul Hadi Al-Saghair as Second Deputy Speaker in Benghazi, receiving 67 votes in favor. |
| March 1 2022 | The House of Representatives voted to give confidence to Bashagha's Government of National Stability (GNS), with 92 out of 101 attending members voting in favor. The vote was controversial, with questions raised about the validity of votes from absent members and rejection from the High Council of State. |
| February 10 2022 | The House of Representatives selected Fathi Bashagha as prime minister-designate after Khalid Al-Baybas withdrew his candidacy. This selection was contested by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, who refused to hand over power, while Khalifa Haftar and the Libyan National Army supported Bashagha's appointment. |
| September 21 2021 | The House of Representatives passed a no-confidence vote against the GNU led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, with 83 out of 113 members present voting for the motion. This effectively acknowledged support for the alternative Government of National Stability. |
| March 10 2021 | The House of Representatives met in Sirte and formally approved the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU), with 121 members voting to approve. Mohamed al-Menfi was confirmed as chairman of the Presidential Council and Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh as Prime Minister, aiming to unify rival governments in Tripoli and Tobruk. |
| July 17 2019 | Seham Sergewa, a Benghazi member of the House of Representatives known for documenting rape as a weapon of war during the 2011 Libyan Civil War, was detained by the Libyan National Army (LNA). |
| May 8 2019 | Another session was held in Tripoli, establishing several committees including an Internal Code Review committee, an International Communication committee, a Secretarial Office, and a Crisis committee to follow the work of the emergency committee related to the Western Libya offensive. |
| May 5 2019 | A Tripoli session of 47 House of Representatives members elected al-Sadiq al-Kehili as Interim Speaker, Musaab al-Abed as rapporteur, and Hammuda Siala as spokesperson for a 45-day period, with 27 votes in favor. |
| May 2 2019 | 51 members of the House of Representatives held a session at the Rixos al-Nasr Hotel, opposing military force and calling for a political solution to the offensive. |
| April 2019 | 31 House of Representatives members publicly supported the attack on Tripoli, while 49 members publicly opposed the attack during the 2019–20 Western Libya campaign. |
| August 4 2014 | The House of Representatives relocated to Tobruk during the August 2014 Islamist coup in Tripoli, amid the ongoing Libyan Civil War. |
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