[1] Member State of the Arab League The Government of National Accord (GNA), led by prime minister Fayez al-Sarraj, decided to organise municipal elections in 2018 to replace local councils elected in 2014, under the responsibility of the CCMCE.
[1] The aim of the CCMCE is to hold municipal elections in all 92 municipal areas that held elections with confirmed results during 2014–2015, including areas under the control of the Libyan National Army (LNA).
[3] The initial plan included three phases: update voter registration lists; hold elections in 44 towns in mid-2018 for councils finishing their mandates and where there were no complicated legal issues; hold the remaining 48 elections in late 2018.
[6] The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) supported CCMCE in electoral organising, aiming to provide technical advice for voter registration, voting logistics, voter education, and contact with citizens' associations to support the holding of local elections.
[1] Activities encouraging "women, youth, differently-abled persons and other vulnerable groups" to participate in the local elections were planned.