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- Apparently in a reverse to the ongoing peace process in Libya, the Parliament of the North African country passed a no-confidence vote against country’s unity government
- It is a body blow to the UN brokered peace process in the country and for the electio0ns to be held in December under the supervision of the Interim Government
- Of the 113 lawmakers who attended the lower house session in the eastern city of Tobruk, 89 voted to withdraw confidence from the Tripoli-based administration of interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah
Apparently in a reverse to the ongoing peace process in Libya, the Parliament of the North African country passed a no-confidence vote against country’s unity government. It is a body blow to the UN brokered peace process in the country and for the electio0ns to be held in December under the supervision of the Interim Government. Of the 113 lawmakers who attended the lower house session in the eastern city of Tobruk, 89 voted to withdraw confidence from the Tripoli-based administration of interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah.
The saving grace has seemingly come from the Upper House based in Tripoli, which rejected the vote of the Lower House, pushing the constitutional experts to cuddle and find a solution to the complex challenge being posed in the way to instilling democracy in the war torn country, which, of late, has shown semblance of order and peace permeating into the governance structure. However, many believe that the developments did not augur well for the North African country, which has yet to put the house in order, saddled with insurmountable challenges. Dbeibah’s government took office earlier this year with a mandate to guide the North African country to elections on December 24.
While current ruler Dbeibah insisted that elections would take place as scheduled, there are many skeptics, who hold the contrary views. The Lower House’s vote took place in a closed session overseen by speaker Aguila Saleh. There are allegations that he outraged opponents by ratifying an electoral law seen as bypassing due process to favor eastern-based military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who had waged a year-long assault on Tripoli, leaving thousands dead. He reached a formal ceasefire with his western opponents in October last year.
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is anguished at the unsavory developments. It urged the parliament and all relevant institutions and political actors to remain focused on completing the preparation of the constitutional and legislative framework for the December 24 vote.
