Los bandos del conflicto libio instan a la comunidad internacional a apoyar la transición política nacional

The warring factions in the Libyan national conflict left Rabat, the capital of Morocco, without a clear agreement on the political process towards future elections at the end of the year after the latest round of contacts aimed at ensuring a normal electoral process in the country that would serve to end the situation of war that the North African nation has been suffering since 2014 and that is ravaging the country. 

The political situation in Libya has recently become convulsive despite the election of an interim government headed by Abdul Hamid Dbeiba, under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) and charged with governing the country until elections are held in December 2021; All this after years of a civil war that has pitted the National Unity Government of Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj, based in Tripoli and supported by the UN and countries such as Turkey, Qatar and Italy, against the Libyan National Army, led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar and associated with the other Executive based in Tobruk, supported by nations such as Russia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. The Libyan Parliament recently passed a motion of censure against the government of Abdul Hamid Dbeiba, which was rejected by the High Council of State, aggravating the institutional situation. In fact, the option of creating another interim executive to run the country until the elections scheduled for 24 December was considered. Coexistence between the Dbeiba government and the parliament or House of Representatives has been difficult in recent times, despite the fact that the situation seemed to have been put back on track after a bloody civil war lasting several years. 

Following the latest meeting in Rabat, the parties failed to agree on the terms of the current contested electoral law, but urged the international community to support the ongoing political process in the civil war-torn country, as reported by the AFP news agency.

"The consultations took place in conditions of understanding and consensus," a member of the Libyan parliament, El Hadi Ali Elsaghir, said on Friday night after the talks ended on Moroccan soil. 

"We call on the international community to support the electoral process in Libya (...) and to send international observers to ensure the smooth running of this important event," the Libyan MP said of the dual presidential and legislative elections announced for 24 December, as reported by AFP news agency and Africa News.

The two sides discussed the electoral law, which was ratified on 9 September by the speaker of the Tobruk parliament without a vote, leaving everything to the preferences of Marshal Khalifa Haftar.

Libya thus continues to suffer from a complicated political situation resulting from the fall of Muammar al-Gaddafi's regime in 2011 and the subsequent civil war waged since 2014 by the Government of National Accord and the Libyan National Army based in the eastern part of the country. 

Meanwhile, in a recent official statement, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), the body in charge of monitoring the Libyan political process, urged the two delegations to "move forward" in establishing the necessary legislative framework for the upcoming elections. In addition, on Thursday, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution extending its political mission in Libya until 31 January.

Also, in a statement issued on Saturday 2 October, UNSMIL expressed its gratitude to Morocco for hosting the Libyan dialogues of the last few days. 

The UNSMIL statement congratulated "the two delegations for the positive atmosphere of the meeting" after two days of discussions on the organisation of elections in Libya, a vital step in the ongoing peace process, as reported by Morocco World News. 

The UN mission in Libya also called for greater international support for the Libyan dialogue process in order to complete the upcoming electoral process.