Libyan parliament postpones legislative polls 30 days

TRIPOLI, Libya

The Libyan House of Representatives on Tuesday approved holding the legislative election until 30 days after the presidential elections.

The council's spokesman Abdullah Blehaq said on Facebook that the parliament during its session on Tuesday approved "holding parliamentary elections 30 days after the election of the president of the country."

According to a roadmap sponsored by the UN, the parliamentary and presidential elections are scheduled to be held simultaneously on Dec. 24.

The election laws in Libya differ at the House of Representatives, High Council of State, Government of National Unity, and the Presidential Council.

* Writing by Mahmoud Barakat in Ankara