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The West is urging Libya to quickly set a new date for the presidential election

The United States, France, Britain, Germany and Italy have called for a quick timetable for a new presidential election. Libya after postponed as scheduled for today, December 24th.

“We call on the Libyan authorities to respect the expectations of the Libyan people for a speedy elections “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, according to the APE-MPE.

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. .

Proposal for postponement until January 24

The Supreme Electoral Commission proposed to be postponed for one 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’s regime 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.

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