Summary:

On 18 June 2026, the heads of Libya’s three main political bodies agreed on a roadmap to hold simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections before February 2027 and to establish a high-level committee to oversee the process.  

The agreement was reached during a meeting between Speaker of the House of Representatives Aguila Saleh, Chairman of the High Council of State Mohammed Takala, and Chairman of the Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi, according to a joint statement. 

The leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the 2011 Constitutional Declaration, the 2015 Libyan Political Agreement signed in Morocco, and outcomes of a previous trilateral meeting held in Cairo under the Arab League framework.  

Separately, the Libyan National Army (LNA) expressed readiness to engage in direct negotiations on a US-backed initiative seen as a potential pathway toward unifying executive authority and advancing a broader political settlement leading to elections. 

Outlook: 

The agreement to hold elections before February 2027 points to a rare convergence among Libya’s main political institutions around a shared electoral timeline, suggesting a tentative move toward a more structured transition framework.  

This indicates improved procedural predictability in the short term, particularly around institutional coordination and preparations for nationwide elections. 

However, caution remains warranted, especially from eastern power centers where political and security calculations continue to shape engagement with the process. The durability of the roadmap will therefore depend on whether this alignment can be sustained through the implementation phase, rather than during the initial political agreement stage.

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