Libyan Supreme Council of The state accused Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dabaiba of prevent her meeting on Monday, the revival of political tensions in Country.
Supreme Council of The state’s accusations came after the armored vehicles vehicles armed group Dabaiba’s administration ordered the siege of a large hotel in The capital, Tripoli, and preventing members of the council from entering, according to the pictures broadcast according to local media.
Council head Khaled Al-Mashri said in Video statement on Facebook that body was to vote on constitutional basis for elections.
Opinion polls were set for December 2021 to elect a replacement for bear government But it was indefinitely postponed.
Meshri said that the hotel canceled the reservation of conference room, citing “government instructions.”
he is added that “no (other) hotel has agreed to the rental us”Conference Hall.
was the meeting also set To discuss “unification” of executive power“Which means he will cover fate of bear government.
Meshri said on Monday move It was first The time since the February 17 revolution (of 2011) that a head of government Try to prevent a sovereign institution from doing it work. “
Dabaiba is set as part of UN-led peace process after last pioneer battle in Libya in 2020 but Eastern based parliament And the military Strongman Khalifa Haftar says his term is over.
Supreme Council of The State (HCS) – Headquartered in Tripoli body This is equivalent to the Senate – the rival of the House of Representatives of Representatives (House of Representatives), based in oriental city of Tobruk.
Libya has for The years were divided between competing departments in East and West, both supported by rogue militias and foreign governments. The Mediterranean nation in The state of The unrest since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising toppled old dictator Muammar Gaddafi and was later killed.
But a plan appeared in The past Two years was supposed to put the country on The path towards the elections. UN-mediated operation led to temporary stabilization government in Early 2021 for Libyans to sponsor elections that were scheduled for late last year.
who – which governmentled by Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Mohamed Dabaiba, briefly united the political factions under a thick shadow international the pressure. But never vote took placeSince then, the plan has fallen apart and left Country in crisis.
legislators in Eastern Libya parliamentchaired by influential speaker Saleh, argued that Dabaiba’s term ended at the transitional period government failed to conduct elections.
They chose Fathi Bashagha and he is influential former interior minister from the West city of Misurata, Bassem new prime minister. Their position was supported of The putschist general Khalifa Haftar, whose forces control most of the east of the country of In the south, including major oil installations.
Dabaiba refused step downand allied factions with for him in Western Libya strongly opposes Haftar. They say that Dabaiba, who he is also from Misurata with links to her powerful Militias, in order to hold elections.
