The UN envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily, said today during a meeting of the Security Council on Libya at the council’s headquarters in New York that the political process in Libya is still stagnant and does not meet the aspirations of Libyans who seek to renew their institutions and elect their representatives in power.
Bathily added that Libyans no longer have patience and doubt the current political parties’ desire to hold elections in 2023.
The UN envoy confirmed: “I have consulted with all parties in Libya, including representatives of civil society, cultural components, tribal leaders, and top officials in the government, the House of Representatives, and the state council.”
He pointed out that he received a number of written and verbal proposals presented by Libyans regarding ways to address the current political crisis.
During his briefing, he added that before arriving in New York, he met with the commander of the General Command forces, Khalifa Haftar, the President of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, the Prime Minister of the Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, and the President of the State Council, Khaled Al-Meshri, to discuss ways to get out of the current political impasse.
He continued saying: “The House of Representatives has approved the 13th amendments to the constitutional declaration, which were published in the official gazette, considering that the 13th amendment to the constitutional declaration raises controversy among Libyan political factions and citizens and does not address some of the basic issues for citizens and does not provide a clear roadmap.”