Former Libyan Parliament Speaker Nuri Abu Sahmin said that he is not likely to have a political dimension in the decision to exclude him from the presidential race.

He explained, in an interview with the evening program on Al-Jazeera Mubasher, on Wednesday, that he "optimizes others and respects state institutions," noting that the refusal to accept his candidacy comes due to "the lack of conformity with Article 10, Item Seven, and its content is that he has a previous ruling that prevents his candidacy."

Abu Sahmain said that he “will submit an appeal against his exclusion from candidacy and is confident that the appeal will be accepted,” stressing at the same time that he “will comply with the ruling of the judiciary, whoever it is.”

The Libyan Electoral Commission announced, on Wednesday, a "preliminary list" of 73 candidates for the presidential elections, scheduled for next December 24, including retired Major General Khalifa Haftar, in addition to another list of 25 excluded, including Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Two well-known candidates, former Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and politician Nuri Abu Sahmain, were excluded.

According to the Commission's statement, the 25 were excluded, as they did not meet the conditions for candidacy, according to the responses of the Attorney General, the head of the Criminal Investigation Agency, and the head of the Passports and Nationality Authority.

"poor elections"

Regarding the presidential elections that will be held on December 24, Abu Sahmain said that “the reasons were not prepared for the election day to be a democratic wedding.”

He added, "All indications indicate that we are preparing for something very farcical. It is sufficient for the laws to separate criminals and bloodthirsty in this country," noting that "the ground has been set for the nomination of criminals who have gone to extremes in blood and corruption and are wanted for justice."

Disagreements over election rules, including the legal basis for voting and the eligibility of some personalities to run, threaten to derail the internationally backed electoral process.

Regarding the interference of some foreign powers in the internal Libyan affairs, Abu Sahmain said that “the political scene in the country has been prepared for regional conflicts, as countries are falling apart over Libya and are establishing a dangerous stage that leads to a dangerous division.”

He pointed out that the five great powers intervened in Libya during several stages, and their intervention was negative in most stages.

He said that there were countries - he did not name - that supported "those who killed innocents and prepared a plan to enter Tripoli", in reference to Haftar.

Many in western Libya accuse Haftar of committing war crimes during his 14-month offensive on Tripoli.