Libya conflict
Libya’s Tripoli-based Presidential Council announces plan to end crisis
Libya’s Tripoli-based Presidential Council on Tuesday announced a plan to extract the country from its latest political crisis and hold elections.
“In response to the legitimate demands of the Libyan people and their desire for change, the Presidential Council... agreed on a general framework for a working plan to resolve the country’s political deadlock,” it said in a statement.
For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.
The council did not provide details, but said the plan would “preserve Libya’s national unity, end the specter of war (and) put an end to foreign intervention.”
Abdallah al-Lafi, the deputy head of the three-member council, was charged with holding “urgent consultations with political actors to reach an agreement on the details then lay out a clear roadmap to end the transitional phase via elections.”
Libya fell into more than a decade of crisis after the fall of President Muammar Gaddafi in a 2011 NATO-backed uprising.
Presidential and legislative elections were originally scheduled for December 2021 to cap a UN-sponsored peace process following the last round of large-scale fighting.
But they were postponed indefinitely due to sharp differences over controversial candidates and the rules for participating.
The initiative by the Presidential Council, itself a product of the UN-backed peace process, comes in response to repeated calls by Libyan political actors for it to intervene to find a solution to the crisis and hold elections “as soon as possible,” according to the statement.
Since Friday, several Libyan cities have seen angry protests over poor living standards, long power cuts, soaring inflation and endless queues at gas stations.
Public anger is largely directly at two rival governments and the two chambers of parliament, seen as symbols of the country’s division.
The Presidential Council has also been singled out and accused of not doing enough to break the deadlock.
Read more:
Libyan protest group: Rallies should go on until goals achieved
Power cut protests hit Libyan cities, showing anger at factional leaders
Talks begin at UN on breaking elections stalemate in war-torn Libya
Also Read
-
At least 22 Malian migrants die off Libyan coast: Mali government
Twenty-two migrants from Mali, including three children, have died off the coast of Libya, Mali’s government said on Tuesday.The dead were part of a ... World News -
Libya’s crude oil exports fall sharply after key ports halt
Libya’s oil exports have fallen to about a third of last year’s level after the worsening political crisis prompted the suspension of shipments from ... Energy -
US envoy says Libya elections could proceed without single government
The US ambassador to Libya said on Tuesday that it could be possible to hold national elections without resolving a standoff between two rival ... North Africa -
Talks begin at UN on breaking elections stalemate in war-torn Libya
The UN called for a “final and courageous effort” to break the deadlock over the rules for long-awaited elections in war-torn Libya, as talks between ... North Africa
