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House of Representatives (Libya)

House of Representatives (Libya)

National legislature

Appears in 5 stories · Last updated Nov 11, 2026

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Indonesia's vice president resigns as Prabowo-Jokowi alliance frays

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120 lawmakers filed a motion of opinion against Gibran on Nov 11, 2026

Gibran Rakabuming Raka submitted his resignation as Indonesia's vice president to President Prabowo Subianto on Nov 11, 2026. Hours earlier, 120 lawmakers from all eight parties in Parliament filed a motion of opinion against him. It was the first formal step toward impeachment, and it followed a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated the high school certificate he used to qualify for office.

Updated 1 hour ago

Egypt reopens embassy in Tripoli after 12-year closure

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Ratified the Turkiye-Libya maritime agreement in October 2026

Egypt reopened its embassy in Tripoli on November 7, ending a 12-year closure. Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty inaugurated the building, shut since January 2014, while Cairo spent most of that time backing eastern commander Khalifa Haftar.

Updated 3 days ago

Eastern Libya parliament approves 2019 Turkey maritime deal, reversing 2020 rejection

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Eastern Libya's parliament, aligned with Haftar

Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives voted unanimously on October 20 to approve a 2019 maritime boundary agreement with Turkey. The vote repealed two 2020 decisions that rejected the accord and cut political ties with Ankara. Turkey welcomed the vote, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling it significant.

Updated Oct 21

Indonesia passes domestic workers protection law after 22 years

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As of May 2026: Enacted the PPRT law

For 22 years, Indonesia's roughly 4.2 million domestic workers (nearly 90% of them women) have cleaned, cooked, and raised other people's children with no legal status as employees. On April 21, 2026, that changed. On Kartini Day—a holiday honoring women's rights—the House of Representatives passed the Domestic Workers Protection Law (UU PPRT), a bill first introduced in 2004 that stalled for five parliamentary terms.

Updated May 31

Libya signs first unified state budget in 13 years as US brokers fiscal reunification

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As of May 2026: Signatory to unified budget agreement

Libya has not had a single national budget since 2013, with two rival governments—one in Tripoli, one in the east—spending the country's oil wealth through separate, competing channels with no shared oversight. On April 11, 2026, representatives of both legislatures signed a US-mediated agreement on a unified 190 billion Libyan dinar (roughly $30 billion) budget covering four categories of state spending: salaries, development, subsidies, and operations.

Updated May 31