Tripoli

- The division in the High Council of State in Tripoli over the road map approved by the House of Representatives to form a new government and agree on the constitutional path has sparked controversy among the members of the Council over a solution to the Libyan crisis.

The members of the State Council were divided over the selection of Fathi Pashaga to form the new government commissioned by the House of Representatives, where about 74 members of the House voted in favor of the procedures of the House of Representatives, while 54 members voted in favor of the continuation of the head of the unity government in Libya, Abdel Hamid Al-Dabaiba, considering that the House of Representatives’ procedures to withdraw Trust from him is void.

The head of the Supreme Council of State, Khaled Al-Mashri, initially defended the decisions of the House of Representatives, before questioning some of the decisions after the opposition of a number of members of the State Council. It helps build bridges of trust between the two houses."

The presidency of the House of Representatives and the State and the UN Adviser to Libya, Stephanie Williams, intensified meetings with the various parties, to defuse the crisis, preserve Tripoli’s stability, and establish a comprehensive national reconciliation to reach the national elections.

Demonstrations took place in front of the State Council and the headquarters of the United Nations Mission in Libya to reject the decisions of Parliament. Al-Mashri accused the Dabaiba government of inciting it to launch a "campaign directed against the House of Representatives and the Supreme Council of the State."

different vision

In turn, the head of the Legal Committee of the State Council, Fathallah Al-Sariri, considered that the council members' view of the political situation is different, as they are not from one political spectrum, which is a difference and not a division like any other political legislative institution.

Al-Sariri added, "The basis for this difference is not a personal alignment, but rather an attempt to build this on objective foundations that serve the country and provide a solution that arranges political, economic and social stability without violence among the people of the country."

Al-Sariri told Al Jazeera Net that some see the need to adhere to the Geneva road map and hold legislative elections at least next June, so that the new legislative authority will consider the draft constitution and form a new government that will work under its control and achieve the transition to a permanent situation to end the transitional phase and extend the work of existing structures .

He added, "This spectrum of members of the State Council believes that there is no need in this short period to change the national unity government headed by Dabaiba and replace one person with another only, especially since the State Council has voted on a constitutional basis emanating from the draft constitution and the laws of legislative and presidential elections, and this represents an opinion 54 members signed the council's latest statement.

Al-Sariri stated that there are members of the State Council who see the need to change the current government and agree with the House of Representatives on a road map that will be extended to the House of Representatives and the State and form a committee to review the draft constitution.

He explained that the Speaker of the Council, Khaled Al-Mashri, is under various pressures, and he is in an unenviable position, and he does not have the power to decide the position of the Supreme Council of State without voting in a plenary session to take a decision by the majority.

Al-Sariri believes that the success of the UN advisor, Stephanie Williams, in containing the dispute depends on the internal, regional and international circumstances surrounding the Libyan file.


political dispute

For his part, member of the Supreme Council of State, Ahmed Naqi, considered that the difference of opinion, whatever its kind, political or partisan, is a healthy phenomenon as long as the dispute is not surrounded by violence or extremism, especially within legislative bodies.

Naqi told Al Jazeera Net, "There are multiple opinions within the State Council between a supporter of Dabaiba and another supporter of Bashagha, and this is a natural dispute, and the minority must accept the final decision on any issue that is voted on within the State Council, and each member can express his opinion according to what serves the public interest."

He pointed out that the President of the State Council will not deviate from the final decisions of the Council according to parliamentary custom, and will work to find a consensual ground to get out of the conflict that reached the dome of the Council.

Naqi ruled out the existence of two governments in Libya that are in conflict with power, as was the case in the past between the government of Fayez al-Sarraj and the government of Abdullah al-Thani, because of the consensus between the regional states interfering in Libyan political affairs, which have become convinced today that the solution lies in the consensus of the leaders of the political scene.

He added, "All countries interested in Libya know today that there is absolutely no room for a military solution, and security and economic interests in Libya depend on the country's stability at the institutional, economic and military levels."

Naqi indicated that the international community - including the UN Special Adviser to Libya Stephanie Williams - would not deviate from the local consensus between the House of Representatives and the state and regional understandings, especially between Egypt and Turkey.

He explained that the military mobilization in Tripoli and its surroundings is a matter of sending messages to prove presence and non-exclusion, noting that the demonstrations are among the rights acquired by Libyans since the February 17 revolution.

Critical international factors are expected to contain the dispute within the Supreme Council of State regarding the formation of the government (Anatolia)

flop state

In turn, political analyst Musa Tehousai confirmed that the State Council is going through a state of wide confusion regarding the new government, which has reached the point of exchanging opposition and support statements in dealing with the Dabaiba government.

He added, "It is remarkable that Al-Mashri himself became confused in his statements, as he approved the decisions of Parliament, then questioned and retracted the last statement while he was in favor of forming the Bashagha government, and this makes all possibilities open, including a return to the existence of two governments and division around them."

And Tehusay considered - in his statement to Al Jazeera Net - that decisive international factors may prevent a return to square zero, including the Turkish role on all parties, and Ankara may call on Dabaiba and Pashaga to find a way out of this situation to concede one in favor of the other.

He believes that Turkey can play an important role in preventing the formation of two governments, as it is almost the only party that can do that, especially since Bashagha and Dabaiba are from the western region and have good relations with the Turkish presidency.

Tehusay pointed out that the role of the United Nations is now very weak in Libya due to the deep differences in the UN Security Council over the appointment of a new UN envoy to Libya.