Libyan stakeholders develop strategies for protecting the electoral process in the information environment

Between 13 and 14 December 2023, International IDEA in partnership with the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) organized a workshop on global electoral principles and their application in Libya as part of a series of events focused on protecting electoral processes in the information environment.

The event, which was attended by 14  participants in Tripoli, provided an opportunity for the HNEC, the General Authority for Monitoring Media Content, the Communications and Informatics Authority, the Libyan Internet Association, the Libyan Association of Members of Judicial Bodies, and representatives from digital and traditional media (such as the Libyan Foundation for Investigative Journalism, ASWAT (Voices) for Media, Akkadly platform and  Libya news newspaper) to further develop their strategies and countermeasures against malign actors in the information space that are appropriate for Libya’s electoral context. This workshop is the latest in a series of workshops that started in November 2023.

The diverse composition of the participants enriched the debates, and the mapping and roadmap processes that reflected the incorporation of various interconnected approaches spanning legal, technical, electoral, civic, and other domains. 
 

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This workshop is part of a project that aims to improve the protection of electoral processes by countering malign influencing practices and learning from evolving discourse and engagement in six different focus countries. Informed by global best practices and exchanges between partner countries, the project will enable national actors in focus countries to identify suggestions for the way forward, work towards implementing suggestions, and share lessons learned with global audiences. 

The project is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and implemented by International IDEA.