Libya’s Parliament-designate Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha, called for forgetting differences and upholding the principles of amnesty, forgiveness, and tolerance.
He also urged Libyans to rally to build Libya and hold the presidential and parliamentary elections.
This came during Bashagha’s participation with the notables of the tribes and locals of Sirte, during the Ramadan Iftar banquet.
“The meeting was based on the love and brotherhood that brought together the people, tribes, and components of Sirte and united them despite the suffering and wars their city witnessed,” Bashagha said in a tweet.
On Thursday, Libya’s Tripoli-based government officially announced that Friday, April 21st, is the last day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, and Saturday is the first day of Eid al-Fitr.
While, the Supreme Committee for Iftar in Eastern Libyan confirmed that Friday, April 21st, will mark the first day of the Arabic month of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar year 1444, which signifies the beginning of the religious holiday Eid Al-Fitr.
Libya’s political stage was submerged by confusion since 2011 when a NATO-backed uprising led to the ouster and death of long-serving leader Moammar Gaddafi after four decades in power.
Since then, the country’s stark political divisions have yielded two rival seats of power: one in the capital Tripoli and another in Sirte.
The resulting power grab gave rise to a myriad of home-grown militias and prompted interventions by Arab powers as well as Turkey, and Western states.
Libya has been in chaos since a NATO-backed uprising toppled longtime leader Moammar Gaddafi in 2011. The county has for years been split between rival administrations, each backed by rogue militias and foreign governments.
The current stalemate grew out of the failure to hold elections in December 2021, and the refusal of Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbaiba, who is leading the transitional government, to step down. In response, the country’s eastern-based Parliament appointed a rival Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha, who has for months sought to install his government in Tripoli.