The UN mission in Libya denies Williams' intention to announce an electoral initiative
Stephanie Williams between the two presidential candidates, Laila Ben Khalifa and Hunaida Mohamed El Mahdi Toumieh.
The spokesperson for the UN mission in Libya, Jean Al-Alam, denied the intention of the UN advisor, Stephanie Williams, to announce any initiative or roadmap to save the electoral process in Libya.
Al-Alam pointed out that any initiative or decision on the elections belongs to the Libyans and the local authorities in the country, stressing that "Williams' role is limited to leading mediation efforts in helping the Libyans implement the three tracks of political, economic and military dialogue."
Williams said that she met today, Monday, the two presidential candidates, Laila Ben Khalifa and Hunaida Mohamed El Mahdi Toumieh, and "we had constructive and positive dialogues, and I listened to their visions about the future of their country, including ways to advance the electoral process."
Yesterday, Sunday, Williams announced that it had held new consultations with Fawzi Al-Nuwairi, the first deputy speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Imad Al-Sayeh, the head of the High Electoral Commission, and the Minister of Interior, Khaled Mazen, regarding the possibility of supporting the electoral process in the country.
She said that the meeting comes as part of the broad consultations that it is conducting in different cities with Libyan institutions and political and security actors to support a free, fair and credible electoral process.
Follow our latest local and sports news and the latest political and economic developments via Google news