The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) called on the Libyan House of Representatives (parliament) to focus on preparations for the upcoming elections.

The UNSMIL "has received, with concerns, reports that the House of Representatives (HoR) has passed a no-confidence motion against the Government of National Unity (GNU)," UNSMIL said in a statement.

The UN mission "expects that the efforts of the HoR would focus on finalizing the parliamentary elections law and that the leadership of the HoR would advance efforts to build broad consensus on the emerging electoral legislative framework," the statement said.

The UNSMIL urged the parliament to complete the work on the parliamentary elections law the next week.

Libya is expected to hold general elections in December.