The Libyan parliament has not lost its legitimacy, said the speaker of the parliament

The head of the UN support mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Abdoulaye Batili, is wrong and the legitimacy of the House of Representatives has not expired, the head of the Libyan parliament, Aguila Saleh, said on March 14, the channel reports. Libyan The Observer of Libya.

According to Saleh, Batili is also wrong to say that there is more than one legislature in Libya. And the UN representative must not infringe on the rights of the Libyans.

Saleh urged Libyan citizens to support him in forming a unified government that will control the conduct of elections throughout Libya. According to the speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, the country’s parliament has fully fulfilled its duties by adopting the 13th amendment to the constitution.

According to Saleh, Egypt’s position is completely understandable, Cairo opposed Batili’s initiative because it consistently opposes foreign interference in Libyan affairs.

Recall, the head of the UN support mission in Libya took the initiative to hold elections in Libya. According to him, he intends to establish a high-level steering committee in Libya. The committee will include representatives of political institutions, prominent politicians and tribal leaders, representatives of civil society organizations, representatives of law enforcement agencies, as well as representatives of women and youth.

But Batili did not specify on what principle the committee would be formed and who authorized him to form such a committee, which should facilitate the adoption of the legal framework for holding elections in Libya, the approval of the calendar for their holding and the solution. other election-related matters.

We also remember that in 2011 in Libya, under the pretext of protecting the Libyan people from the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, a NATO operation was launched. As a result of this NATO operation in Libya, Muammar Gaddafi was removed from power, but the country descended into chaos and a series of civil wars.

During the forty years of Gaddafi’s rule, Libya’s population has tripled. Infant mortality has decreased 9 times. Life expectancy in the country increased from 51.5 to 74.5 years. According to the UN, in 2010 Libya was ranked 53rd in the world in terms of Human Development Index, but by 2020 the country has fallen to 105th.

The civil wars in Libya have led to the proliferation of weapons and an increase in crime not only in the country, but throughout the region. A prosperous African country has become a center for smuggling, the slave trade and a transit point for immigrants.

Source: Rossa Primavera