Libya: Local and international concern about the renewal of the transitional phase
The Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Libyan affairs, Stephanie Williams, conducted what she described as a “distinguished discussion” with candidates for the presidency of the country, on the initiative of the joint committee facilitated by the United Nations between the House of Representatives and the High Council of State, to agree on a constitutional basis that paves the way for elections..
But through the photos that I published, 4 people appeared: Akram Al-Fakhal, Laila bin Khalifa, Zayed Al-Khattabi, and Juma Muhammad Buawena, and they are among the unknown in the lists of candidates that reached hundreds..
And she said on her account on the “Twitter” website, that the participants “presented another initiative in the event that the discussions of the two councils were not successful,” but she did not indicate the details of this initiative, and did not mention the names of the candidates..
The Presidential Council, headed by Muhammad al-Manfi, announced in a statement its support for the initiative of the UN adviser, saying that it “will not allow a return to institutional division and armed conflict,” considering that “the problem is more political than legal.”.
prolonging the crisis
Political analyst Sultan bin Mahmoud believes that “the lack of clarity in the vision of the United Nations and the international community on Libya exacerbates the crisis,” considering that Williams’ discussions and foreign ambassadors “differ with what the Libyans hope for, and that the international position does not meet at all with any Libyan-Libyan solution.” .
The analyst gave an example in his speech to “Sky News Arabia”, by saying that “pressure is being exerted on the House of Representatives to succumb to foreign reservations about the new government, and not to help it carry out its tasks from Tripoli, under the pretext of giving an opportunity to return to negotiations and reach a new road map.”.
He expected that “the goal is to find a soft authority under the management of countries and international organizations, especially since countries such as the United States and Britain adopt the opinion of extremist currents, led by Khaled Al-Mashri, head of what is known as the State Council, who insists that a constitutional rule should not come out except in agreement with his council, which He came with international proposals (the Skhirat Agreement 2015), and he did not agree to any point approved by Parliament, which means that the requirement of consensus aims to waste time, and when the elections are due, it is difficult to hold them, so we are forced to accept a new interim government, and so on..
A specialist in international affairs, Suleiman al-Hadi, agrees with this view, noting that “some capitals are moving in the direction of returning to negotiations between personalities chosen by the United Nations away from the will of the Libyans, and the purpose of the negotiations is one of two things. and, secondly, to return to discussions on a new roadmap.
Al-Hadi described to “Sky News Arabia” these trends as “obstacles”, saying that “they aim to continue the crisis, allowing foreign interference in drafting the constitution before the elections, which is consistent with the ambition of the political Islam movement.”.
For his part, the former prime minister who refused to hand over power, Abdel Hamid Dabaiba, announced in front of the former cabinet, on Sunday, that he directed the formation of an “expanded national committee to lead a national dialogue on the electoral law and the constitutional base.”.
In a different position, the media advisor to the Presidency of the House of Representatives, Fathi Al-Marimi, said that “the end of the Dabaiba government is a matter of time, even without handing over its duties to the Fathi Pashaga government.”“.
Al-Marimi pointed out that “a large number of ministers of the Dabaiba government and deputy ministers have resigned, in recognition of the Bashagha government.”.
He has not yet met with Shagha and Dabaiba, despite what Williams announced about preparing for the meeting, and her assertion that the United Nations “does not favor one side.”
