The Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Ageela Saleh said that “the constitutional declaration is the legal basis for ending the current political blockage.” He called for all articles of the constitutional document to be put to a referendum, after being agreed upon by the Parliament and the High Council of State (HCS).
In an interview with Libya’s Al-Masar TV, Saleh said that the *constitutional declaration is the legitimate basis for power, and the current elections can be held based on it.” He affirmed that the Parliament “issued all the requirements entrusted to it to complete the elections.”
The Parliament Speaker stressed that “the Dbaiba government’s stay in power is completely excluded because it is an illegitimate body after Parliament withdrew confidence from it. There is an existing proposal to form a mini-government, whose term ends with holding elections in September,” he noted.
Saleh pointed out that the international community imposed pressure, but the HCS complicated the political scene. “The fundamental dispute between the two chambers is about dual nationals who want to run for elections,” Saleh explained.
“I proposed giving the winner of the Parliamentary and Presidential elections one month to renounce their foreign citizenship,” he said.
Saleh claimed that the HCS Head, Khaled Al-Mishri did not abide by the Bouznika agreement regarding sovereign positions, and the unification of the executive authority.
He also stated that the Presidential Council did not take any actual steps to unify the army, accusing it of being biased toward a “specific group” in Tripoli.
Earlier this month, Al-Mishri said that Dbaiba would “fight against” any step leading to national elections.
Al-Mishri said in press remarks on Sunday that the HCS agreed to issue a constitutional document, which will stipulate the resignation of any official from his post, if they wanted to run for the Presidential elections.
Saleh and Al-Mishri held a meeting in Cairo and said that they have agreed to set “a clear and specific” roadmap for elections. They also agreed to create a joint committee to refer the constitutional document to the two chambers for approval.