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The UN special envoy for Libya warned warring political actors in the country recently saying that if they did not urgently form a unified government and move towards elections, the wealthy North African country in oil would sink into “disintegration
The UN special envoy for Libya warned warring political actors in the country recently saying that if they did not urgently form a unified government and move towards elections, the wealthy North African country in oil would sink into “disintegration.
Abdoulaye Bathily told the UN Security Council that all political leaders should put aside their separatist interests and come together to negotiate and achieve a compromise to restore the dignity of their homeland. The reluctance to do so, he warned, would affect the unity and future of the country.
The current political crisis stems from the failure of the December 24, 2021 elections and the refusal of Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah, who led a transitional government in the capital Tripoli, to resign. In response, Libya’s parliament, based in the east of the country, appointed a rival prime minister, Fathi Bachagha, but suspended him last May. Powerful military commander Khalifa Haftar continues to exert his influence in the east of the country.
Bathily told the Council that, during his latest meetings with the main actors, none of them had gone back on their initial positions and that each had set preconditions for their participation in negotiations aimed at resolving the issues. pending disputes, which would pave the way for the long-awaited elections.
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Across Libya, he said, people are frustrated with the status quo and the failure of key political actors to “do what it takes to put the country on the path to peace and lasting progress.
