A new power struggle deepened the Libyan crisis following the Tobruk-based house of Appointment of representatives of former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha as prime minister last On Thursday, as outgoing Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah pledged to continue in the post up to national elections take place.
the failure hold discussions on the legitimacy of Libyan government of National Unity (GNU), originally planned on December 24, led to differences of opinion in west of the country too.
Arriving at Mitiga airport in Tripoli on Thursday evening, Bashagha was greeted by a group of supporters. No legal sanctions were imposed on him and he encountered no obstacles.
Dbeiba on Friday went to Misrata, his hometown and that of Bashagha located to the east of Tripoli, and held talks with local governments and some military officials there.
Following the talks, it was announced one military force of Misrata would be head to Tripoli on Saturday to bolster legitimacy of the state and force parties to organize presidential and parliamentary elections.
Later, the 21 brigades in Misrata issued a written statement reacting to the election of Bashagha like prime minister who said that it was unacceptable for the House of The representatives acted alone in the political and constitutional process.
On Saturday, about 200 heavily armed people military vehiclesincluding two Turkishmade Kirpi, arrived in Tripoli from Misrata in The evening. A group who presented themselves as “the Libyan army support force” in The Place des Martyrs condemned the decision of the House of Representatives parliament elect Bashagha as new prime minister.
the group denounced “the state of nonsense that contradicts the results of politics dialogue forum and wants the country to enter new transitional stages. »
Decisions taken in the House of Representatives in son last Encounter in Tobruk were not “in compliance with fair and transparent procedures,” he said.
He expressed “strong support for legislative elections, referendum on the constitution and the presidential elections soon like possible.”
Libyan Street Rating
Khaled al-Mishri, President of the Libyan High Council of State, said the evaluation meeting, which should take place after the election of the new prime ministry has been postponed and they didn’t take a final position on the issue. Al-Mishri said he would accept objections in the next session of the board.
Assessments of Libyan streets indicate that if al-Mishri had also announced support for Bashagha like prime ministerla Dbeiba government would have fallen.
Following al-Mishri’s remarks, Dbeibah, who doesn’t have theair kind on the fact that the elections will take place soon, said he would change his position and make a statement on February 17 on elections coinciding with the birthday of the revolution.
On the other hand, the United Nations continued to support Dbeibah after the house is vote.
The Eastern House of Representatives parliament had announced that Khaled Bibas, who was Bashagha’s only rival in the elections, withdrew from the race.
However, Bibas denied stepping down and blamed Libyan parliament speaker Aguila Saleh of having lied when announcing son withdrawal.
Different Scenarios
Different scenarios are emerging as to the situation in west of the country.
the first scenario is that the Dbeibah government will continue to work while Bashagha draws a parallel government.
In this case, the possibility of Bashagha forming the government in Sirte, the birthplace of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi, avoid the possibility of armed conflict is under discussion because some names, especially those who supported the eastern part of the country, had expressed their opinion on moving the capital at Sirte.
The possibility of Dbeibah withdraws from the race is also under discussion, but considered a remote possibility. Dbeibah is considered the prime minister who served and invested the most in the country since the protests that began in 2011. It has quite high popularity support in west of the country.
The third possibility is that Mohammad Younes Menfi, the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, dissolves the Chamber of Representatives of the Libyan Supreme State Council and the government and declare a state of emergency.
It would be difficult for Menfi, a former the ambassador and his assistants to muster the will of move forward with such as decisionand even if they do, the stable environment in west of the country may deteriorate again.
In the meantime, there is also the possibility that a third figure other than Dbeibah and Bashagha could former the government. However, there is no significant political name on the horizon that all parties can accept, at least for now.
A new power struggle deepened the Libyan crisis following the Tobruk-based house of Appointment of representatives of former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha as prime minister last On Thursday, as outgoing Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah pledged to continue in the post up to national elections take place.
the failure hold discussions on the legitimacy of Libyan government of National Unity (GNU), originally planned on December 24, led to differences of opinion in west of the country too.
Arriving at Mitiga airport in Tripoli on Thursday evening, Bashagha was greeted by a group of supporters. No legal sanctions were imposed on him and he encountered no obstacles.
Dbeiba on Friday went to Misrata, his hometown and that of Bashagha located to the east of Tripoli, and held talks with local governments and some military officials there.
Following the talks, it was announced one military force of Misrata would be head to Tripoli on Saturday to bolster legitimacy of the state and force parties to organize presidential and parliamentary elections.
Later, the 21 brigades in Misrata issued a written statement reacting to the election of Bashagha like prime minister who said that it was unacceptable for the House of The representatives acted alone in the political and constitutional process.
On Saturday, about 200 heavily armed people military vehiclesincluding two Turkishmade Kirpi, arrived in Tripoli from Misrata in The evening. A group who presented themselves as “the Libyan army support force” in The Place des Martyrs condemned the decision of the House of Representatives parliament elect Bashagha as new prime minister.
the group denounced “the state of nonsense that contradicts the results of politics dialogue forum and wants the country to enter new transitional stages. »
Decisions taken in the House of Representatives in son last Encounter in Tobruk were not “in compliance with fair and transparent procedures,” he said.
He expressed “strong support for legislative elections, referendum on the constitution and the presidential elections soon like possible.”
Libyan Street Rating
Khaled al-Mishri, President of the Libyan High Council of State, said the evaluation meeting, which should take place after the election of the new prime ministry has been postponed and they didn’t take a final position on the issue. Al-Mishri said he would accept objections in the next session of the board.
Assessments of Libyan streets indicate that if al-Mishri had also announced support for Bashagha like prime ministerla Dbeiba government would have fallen.
Following al-Mishri’s remarks, Dbeibah, who doesn’t have theair kind on the fact that the elections will take place soon, said he would change his position and make a statement on February 17 on elections coinciding with the birthday of the revolution.
On the other hand, the United Nations continued to support Dbeibah after the house is vote.
The Eastern House of Representatives parliament had announced that Khaled Bibas, who was Bashagha’s only rival in the elections, withdrew from the race.
However, Bibas denied stepping down and blamed Libyan parliament speaker Aguila Saleh of having lied when announcing son withdrawal.
Different Scenarios
Different scenarios are emerging as to the situation in west of the country.
the first scenario is that the Dbeibah government will continue to work while Bashagha draws a parallel government.
In this case, the possibility of Bashagha forming the government in Sirte, the birthplace of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi, avoid the possibility of armed conflict is under discussion because some names, especially those who supported the eastern part of the country, had expressed their opinion on moving the capital at Sirte.
The possibility of Dbeibah withdraws from the race is also under discussion, but considered a remote possibility. Dbeibah is considered the prime minister who served and invested the most in the country since the protests that began in 2011. It has quite high popularity support in west of the country.
The third possibility is that Mohammad Younes Menfi, the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, dissolves the Chamber of Representatives of the Libyan Supreme State Council and the government and declare a state of emergency.
It would be difficult for Menfi, a former the ambassador and his assistants to muster the will of move forward with such as decisionand even if they do, the stable environment in west of the country may deteriorate again.
In the meantime, there is also the possibility that a third figure other than Dbeibah and Bashagha could former the government. However, there is no significant political name on the horizon that all parties can accept, at least for now.