On November 23, the United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to Libya, Abdulaye Bathily, called on factions in the North African country to send representatives to attend a meeting to seek a solution for national elections.
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| The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to Libya, Abdulaye Bathily, stressed that Tripoli needs to hold general elections soon to push back internal conflicts. (Source: Africa News) |
Mr Bathily said the main factions in Libya should identify the issues that need to be resolved in order to start the voting process.
The factions that will participate in this negotiation include the Government of National Unity (GNU), the Presidential Council and the High State Council (HSC), all based in the capital Tripoli; the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) and the Libyan National Army (LNA), all based in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Last month, the HoR issued new laws allowing elections to take place, but these documents were not accepted by other factions.
The US, UK, Germany, Italy and France issued a joint statement backing the move as an opportunity to “put Libya on the path to lasting stability”. Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah has always stressed the need to hold general elections in the country as soon as possible.
Libya has been unable to hold general elections in December 2021 as planned due to disagreements over electoral laws between the country's political parties. Since the 2011 coup that toppled leader Moamer Kadhafi, Libya has been in chaos and has been deeply divided after disputes between eastern and western armed factions since 2014.
Large-scale conflict was halted after the parties reached a ceasefire agreement in 2020. However, to date, the factions in Libya have not found a long-term political solution to resolve the conflict.
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