House of Representatives (Libya)

Rule Changes

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 The vote repealed two 2020 decisions that rejected the accord and cut political ties with Ankara.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

Rule Changes

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

Rule Changes

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