Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah called on Libya’s political dialogue forum to make concessions so that the December 24 elections continue as planned.
In connection with the opening of the Supreme National Election Commission Press Center in the capital Tripoli, Dbeibah called on the forum to prioritize the nation’s higher interests over personal and regional agendas.
He stressed that the government would support the Commission by allocating financial resources and making the necessary preparations for the election.
Dbeibah also reiterated that he wanted the principle of peaceful transfer of power through elections to be supported.
In April 2019, the East-based Putist general Khalifa Haftar and his forces, with the support of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), launched an offensive to try to capture Tripoli. Haftar’s 14-month campaign collapsed after Turkey intensified its military support for the UN-backed government.
A ceasefire agreement in October led to an agreement on the elections in December 2021 and a transitional government that took office in February. The deal included a clause that all foreign warriors and mercenaries leave Libya within 90 days, which has not yet been achieved.
However, the dialogue forum that elected the current transitional government could not agree on key issues during the talks held near Geneva under the auspices of the UN.
On Friday, Raisedon Zenenga, Assistant Secretary-General and Mission Coordinator for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), said the LPDF could not reach a common ground on constitutional grounds for parliamentary and presidential elections.
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