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The UN envoy to Libya said that the Libyans face a historic opportunity to overcome the crisis in which the country has been mired since 2011. Abdoulaye Bathily, head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (Manul), told a meeting of the Security Council that he hoped the political situation would get resolved.
In recent weeks, there were Intense consultations taking place between security actors. Institutional and political leaders are also taking steps to advance the political process; he said. The UN envoy particularly welcomed the holding of several meetings in March and April in Tunis, Tripoli, Benghazi, and Sebha of military representatives from the various regions of the country who committed themselves to support all stages of the elections. They also rejected violence throughout Libya and took practical measures for the safe return of displaced persons.
The envoy pointed out that the new-found national dynamic must be sustainable and amplified. It should assure that the UN should continue its mediation work so that all the “political, legal and security” conditions are met leading to a peaceful election.
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Initially scheduled for December 2021, presidential and legislative elections had been postponed indefinitely due to persistent differences. Libya has been going through a major political crisis since the 2011 uprising that brought down Muammar Gaddafi after 42 years of dictatorship. Two governments are vying for power, one based in Tripoli (west) and recognized by the UN, the other supported by the strongman of eastern Libya, Marshal Khalifa Haftar. Mr. Bathily hoped that an agreement could be reached by mid-June to organize the elections before the end of 2023.
