the head of Libyan High Council of State Khalid al-Mishri called on all parties to reconcile on a constitutional basis and agree on electoral laws to prepare way for stability in the country.
In a press release published by the council office after a meeting with British Ambassador Caroline Hurndall on On Tuesday, al-Mishri said it was crucial for all parties to reach conciliation on a constitutional basis in line with the Libyan people to the demands of and establish appropriate electoral laws that ensure vote free and transparent.
Apart from the elections, Libya official discussed regional and international developments as well as ways to improve bilateral relations with the British envoy.
political chaos in Libya has undermined an internationally backed peace plan aimed at ending the violence and division since the NATO-backed uprising in 2011 against former dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
This plan was to come to fruition in parliamentary and presidential elections in December, but the process collapsed soon before the scheduled time vote as rival factions argued over the rules and how to enforce them.
Parliament declared that Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah term had expired with the date of the December elections and decided to establish a new temp worker government supervise a referendum on a provisional constitution and new elections within 14 months. The eastern base parliament appointed former Acting Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha prime minister.
Dbeiba said parliament itself is no longer valid some eight years after its creation elected and that by extending schedule for elections, he aimed to prolong his own position in power.
Speaker of Parliament Aguila Saleh, who like Dbeibah and Bashagha were also a presidential candidate, has since spearheaded efforts to replace the unit government.
Bashagha and Dbeibah both have the support of rival armed groups in the Libyan capital.
The United Nations, Western powers and even some members of parliament called for Dbeibah remains in his role until the elections for which one new the date has not yet been set.
