# Libya's three rival councils sign a joint elections roadmap, targeting February 2027
> Aguila Saleh, Mohamed al-Menfi, and Mohammed Takala agreed on June 18 on a Document of Principles for simultaneous presidential and parliamentary polls, the first time all three institutions have jointly signed an electoral plan

**Meta:** type: story · date: 2026-06-18 · heads: 谁说了算, 战争究竟如何收场 · 5 takes · 2 lenses · 5 regions

## Summary

Libya's three rival governing bodies signed a joint "Document of Principles" on June 18, ending years of parallel roadmaps from rival institutions. House of Representatives speaker Aguila Saleh, Presidential Council chairman Mohamed al-Menfi, and High Council of State head Mohammed Takala jointly committed to holding simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections no later than February 17, 2027, under the 6+6 joint committee's electoral laws and the 13th Constitutional Amendment. A supreme oversight committee will be established to supervise implementation. The agreement also calls for unifying sovereign institutions, establishing a joint 2027 budget, and protecting Libya's frozen overseas assets.

## Why it matters

Libya has not held a successful national election since 2012. The eastern Khalifa Haftar-aligned HoR and the Tripoli-based institutions have historically refused to legitimise each other's roadmaps; the joint signature removes that blocking point. Whether the legal framework will hold, and whether Haftar himself endorses the timeline, remain the pivotal uncertainties.

## What to watch
- Whether Khalifa Haftar, who controls the Libyan National Army, publicly endorses the February 2027 timeline.
- Completion of the "6+6 committee" constitutional and legal framework, the technical prerequisite for polls.
- UN Security Council and UNSMIL response to the agreement, and whether international monitors will be appointed.

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### African multilateral coverage
- **Africanews** (Pan-Africa, en) — Reported the joint announcement by the HoR, Presidential Council, and High State Council on June 18; noted that elections would be simultaneous and held no later than February 17, 2027, under the 6+6 electoral laws and 13th Constitutional Amendment.
  > "Libya's key governing institutions agreed on a roadmap to hold long-delayed presidential and parliamentary elections within eight months."
  Source: https://www.africanews.com/2026/06/18/libyas-main-governing-bodies-agree-to-hold-elections/

### unlabelled
- **Middle East Monitor** (United Kingdom, en) — 
  Source: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260618-libyas-rival-leaders-agree-roadmap-for-presidential-parliamentary-elections-by-february-2027/
- **TRT World** (Turkey, en) — 
  Source: https://www.trtworld.com/article/2c370d69d6a9
- **African Union Commission** (Ethiopia, en) — June 19 AU statement welcoming the signing, confirming the document's name as 'Document of Principles: Roadmap for Ending the Transitional Period' and citing Moussa Faki Mahamat's endorsement.
  Source: https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20260619/auc-chairperson-welcomes-signing-document-principles-roadmap-libya
- **Xinhua (English)** (China, en) — 
  Source: https://english.news.cn/africa/20260618/d8572158996845ebaa6ada634cfae91b/c.html

## Across the graph
- Entities: Libya, United Nations

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