TRIPOLI, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives, or parliament, and the Tripoli-based Higher Council of State on Wednesday reached an agreement on restructuring the current Presidential Council.
According to a joint statement by the parliament and the state council, both parties have agreed to reconstruct the Presidential Council to make it composed of a president and two deputies, as well as a prime minister, to form a national unity government.
The statement also said the draft restructuring agreement aims to end the political division in the country, and that the new executive authority's task is to prepare for presidential and parliamentary elections.
The current Presidential Council was appointed in line with a UN-sponsored political agreement signed by the Libyan rivals in 2015. It consists of a president, five deputies, and three ministers of state.
The parliament rejects the current formation of the Presidential Council, arguing that it has too many members which makes it hard to reach consensus.
