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Libya: The West is calling for a new election date to be set quickly

The United States, France, Britain, Germany and Italy have called for a speedy decision on a new Libyan presidential election after it was postponed to today, December 24.

“We urge the Libyan authorities to respect the Libyan people’s expectations for a speedy election by quickly setting a final date for the vote and publishing the final list of candidates for the presidency without delay,” the five countries said in a joint statement.

These countries consider it “important to maintain the momentum” in order to elect a new government and to “strengthen Libya’s independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity.”

Reiterating their call for a “settlement of political and military disputes” “without resorting to violence”, declaring “those who threaten stability or undermine the political and electoral process by force or incitement to violence” to be held accountable. .

The Supreme Electoral Commission has proposed postponing for a month, until January 24, 2022, this crucial deadline in the UN-sponsored transition process, which aims to pull the country out of the chaos that followed the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Parliament will consider the proposal on Monday. However, there is no guarantee that the possible decisions of the Parliament, based in Tobruk, in eastern Libya, will be followed by the Tripoli authorities as there is a persistent rivalry between the two camps.

Source: AMPE

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Source From: Capital

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