A constitutional referendum is to be held in

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after the country's new constitution has been drawn up by a constituent assembly. The expected date for the publication of the constitution was December 2014, but this was delayed because of the ongoing conflict in the country. A

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was elected in July 2012, originally charged with organising constituent assembly elections; however, the

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decided that Libyans will instead directly elect the constituent assembly. The

came to agreement on 10 April 2013 that constituent assembly members will be elected. The referendum was revived in early 2021 as Libyans agreed to hold it before the presidential and parliamentary elections. Despite the

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insisting that the referendum take place first, it eventually was delayed until after the 2023 Libyan presidential election.

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