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Libya's Supreme Leader Khalid al-Mishri called on all sides to reconcile on a constitutional basis and agree on electoral laws to pave the way for stability in the country. In a statement released by the Council's press office after a meeting with British Ambassador Caroline Hurndall on Tuesday, al-Mishri said it was crucial for all parties to reach a constitutional settlement in line with the Libyan people's demands and establish correct electoral laws. ensure free and open voting. In addition to the…

Libya's interim prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah met with heads of diplomatic missions in the capital, Tripoli, on Tuesday to discuss the political situation in the midst of the eastern parliament's appointment of Fathi Bashagha as prime minister. A statement from the Unity Government noted that Dbeibah had told the Heads of Mission that the government was aiming to hold elections as part of the UN Roadmap. In response, the ambassadors told Dbeibah that the necessary work had to be done to hold…

Libya's interim prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has called on his government to continue working in the midst of the eastern parliament's decision to appoint Fathi Bashagha as prime minister. Dbeibah told ministers they should ignore rumors circulating on social media and reiterated the idea that he will only hand over power to a government through elections. He referred to the government of the East-based parliament led by Bashagha as a parallel structure. "The National Unity Government is still…

Libya's parliament said on Thursday that it would hold a session next week in which it would likely vote to confirm a new interim government, even though the current administration has promised it will not hand over power. One year after a unity government was installed in Tripoli and two months after a planned election was called off due to discussions about the rules, the dispute over how to proceed to overthrow Libya is back in disarray. Former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha, the man appointed by…

A new power struggle has deepened the Libyan crisis following the Tobruk - based House of Representatives' appointment of former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha as prime minister on Thursday, while incumbent Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah promised to remain in office until national elections are held. The failure to hold discussions on the legitimacy of the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), originally scheduled for December 24, has led to differences of opinion in the western part of the…

Free and fair elections in Libya should be held "in the shortest possible time," said UN Special Adviser to Libya Stephanie Williams as she met with senior politicians, stressing the need for calm. Williams said on Twitter that she met the Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, and also Fathi Bashagha, named by the parliament of the East-based pro-Putist General Khalifa Haftar, to lead a new government in a process rejected by the government. incumbent Prime Minister.…

The United Nations has said it still recognizes Libya's interim prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, after the eastern parliament in the war-torn country on Thursday appointed a former interior minister. Dbeibah escaped unharmed from an assassination attempt early on Thursday in the capital Tripoli. "We have seen press reports about the assassination, but we have not received any confirmation," Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told a news conference. Dujarric…