The North African country has been divided between two competing administrations for more than a decade, after the overthrow of former leader Muammar Gaddaffi in 2011.
Last month, the UN proposed a roadmap This would last from 12 to 18 months leading to general elections and a new unified government.
Not critical support
« I am in front of you today to represent the will of a people who are always due to hope, always believing in their ability to build a stable and prosperous future, » said Mohamed Younis al-Menfi of the Government of National Unity (GNU) recognized internationally.
“Libya is not an area for fighting. It is not an arena to adjust the scores or a place where crises can be exported. It is a nation rich in natural resources, a coherent society, with young people who have enormous potential « which » are the backbone to build a modern state. «
He stressed that « at this critical moment, we turn to the United Nations to play an effective and complementary role because he helps us to overcome this crisis towards stability and democracy.
Past failures, broken confidence
Mr. Al-Menfi insisted that despite challenges and threats, the Libyan people firmly believes that they can overcome obstacles.
« But let me be honest with you, » he said. “In Libya, several traditional models and mechanisms have been exhausted. They did not match the complexity of the social and political situation. They harmed the confidence of Libyans in the solutions proposed. ”
He warned that « any solution that does not restore the national property of the political track, any solution which is not derived from the free will of the Libyan people, would be intended to fail, as we have seen in the past. »
A new approach
In this regard, Mr. Al-Menfi presented what he called « a clear political vision based on four pillars ».
The first calls for « fully restoring national sovereignty and rejecting all forms of foreign interference, regardless of the form that this could take and regardless of justifications. »
The sovereign institutions of Libya – in particular its security, defense and financial institutions – must be united « according to professional mechanisms, without polarization and without fixing quotas ».
The final pillar concerns the end of the current transition period on the basis of a new constitution, « through free and fair elections, allowing Libyans to freely choose who would governed them, without guardianship, without any position of external actors. »
Mr. Al-Menfi said that despite the challenges, the authorities had been able to maintain the highest level of stability and prevent a relapse in violence.
« We emphasize that the blood of the Libyan people is a red line, » he said. « Territorial integrity, sovereignty and social cohesion of Libya are not negotiable. »
Publicado anteriormente en Almouwatin.
