Final draft alternative4/3/2023 ![]() It discusses each of the 2017 draft constitution’s main features in context as a contribution to any discussions that could take place on the country’s constitutional future. This paper is concerned with the second of these two questions. The third question that will have to be addressed is how and when the draft constitution should be adopted. Second is whether the draft should be maintained entirely in its current form or if it should be amended, a fair question given that the text was adopted more than three years ago. Currently, it appears that the draft is still considered to be the only viable basis for the country’s future and as a result this paper will not consider possible alternative approaches. First is whether the 2017 draft constitution should still be under consideration or if it should be abandoned altogether. When that discussion takes place, the 2017 draft constitution will feature prominently, and a number of key issues will have to be addressed. If the LPDF is successful, a new conversation on Libya’s long-term constitutional future will inevitably follow. That initiative has given the country considerable hope that the current impasse could be resolved in the near future. In late 2020, the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) was launched in an attempt to reunite the country by establishing a new national government and forging a path towards elections. Three years later, the constitution has not yet been put to a referendum and the country remains deeply divided on a number of levels. ![]() At the time, the CDA’s achievement was considered to be a major breakthrough and many Libyans and internationals hoped that it could pave the way to a resolution of Libya’s crisis. ![]() On 29 July 2017, Libya’s Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) formally adopted a draft constitution with the support of over two thirds of its members. ![]()
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