Officials from Libya’s Tripoli and Tobruk administrations concluded week-long discussions in The Egyptian capital, Cairo, without an agreement on Constitutional arrangements for elections, according to a statement by the United Nations.
Twelve deputies from eastern Libya parliament and 12 of the Supreme Council of Consultative state body in Capital of Tripoli in western Libya, took bit in UN-brokered talks that concluded on Monday in Cairo.
United nations special advisor on Stephanie Williams, Libya, said officials had agreed to meet again next After the Islamic month holiday of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan.
Williams said the United Nations is working to build on the consensus reached earlier this year year between the two rooms with the aim of reach an agreement on constitutional and legislative framework for Parliamentary and presidential elections.
Libya failed to hold first Presidential elections on December 24 as part of UN-led reconciliation efforts.
Now the country finds itself once again with Two competing administrations. east country house of appointed representatives new prime Minister former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha to lead a new temporary government in February.
Legislators claimed mandate of Interim Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dabaiba. who Based on in The capital, Tripoli, ended when the elections failed Takes place. However, Dabaiba insists he will remain prime minister Until elections and the Supreme Council are held of State that advise temporary governmentHe said, “It’s not true.” of parliament to name a new prime minister before the elections.
Libya sank into chaos after the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi. For years, it has been divided between competing departments in East and West, all powered by a group of Militias and foreign governments.
In April 2019, the putschist general Khalifa Haftar and his forces, with the support of Egypt and the UAE, launched a campaign offensive to capture Tripoli. Haftar campaign It collapsed after the intervention of Turkey and Qatar up they military support for Tripoli government.
Mediated by Williams, then acting UN envoy, arrested in October 2020-fire The agreement led to the formation of of transition government with Dabaiba prime minister and scheduled elections for December 24, which is now postponed.
The United States and the United Kingdom strongly supported Williams’ efforts to promote dialogue Among the feuding parties leads to the elections, but Russia did not.
