The Libyan Central Commission of Municipal Council Elections (CCMCE), congratulated the Libyan people and the Islamic world on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr.
In a statement, the committee called on Libyans to take the initiative to register for the municipal council elections. This can be done by sending a text message to 11711, containing their national identification number and the electoral center number.
Notably, the former Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ian Martin accused Britain and France of abandoning Libya and allowing militias to subvert the country’s democratic process.
According to the Middle East Eye, in his book, “All Necessary Measures,” Martin said that former British Prime Minister, David Cameron and former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy were dismissive of the African Union’s (AU) role, and never pursued the option of peace talks.
“On the contrary, they were committed to victory, and authorised special forces to enter Libya secretly to help the rebels. All in defiance of promises made during the passage of the United Nations Security Council resolution that there would be no western boots on the ground,” Martin explained.
He noted that media reporting on former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi’s behaviour, as well as the rhetoric of the supporters of the uprising against him, were exaggerated.
Martin was the former UN Secretary-General’s Planning Adviser for Libya in 2011, and became the first UNSMIL Head in 2012.
He believes that former United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton’s talk of “potential genocide” was inappropriate.
Well-argued doubts were cast on British, French, and US assessments of Gaddafi’s intentions by leading academic experts, who gave evidence to the UK’s House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee in 2016.