Libya’s rival leaders have each paid tribute to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II after her death on Thursday.
Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, who remains internationally recognized as Libya’s leader despite end of his government’s mandate, offered his “sincere condolences and sympathy to the British Royal Family and its people on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.”
“The Queen has always been a symbol of the unity for her country and the service of her people,” Dbeibah stated via Twitter.
خالص التعازي والمواساة للعائلة المالكة البريطانية وشعبها في وفاة الملكة إليزابيث الثانية، لطالما كانت الملكة رمزا لوحدة بلدها وخدمة شعبها.
— عبدالحميد الدبيبة Abdulhamid AlDabaiba (@Dabaibahamid) September 8, 2022
Similarly, Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha, who was appointed as premier by the Libyan parliament in February, offered his condolences for the death of Britain’s longest reigning monarch.
“On my behalf and on behalf of the Libyan government, I extend my sincere condolences and sympathy to the United Kingdom and the British people on the death of Queen Elizabeth II,” Bashagha stated via Twitter.
بإسمي واسم الحكومة الليبية أتقدم بخالص التعازي والمواساة للمملكة المتحدة والشعب البريطاني في وفاة الملكة إليزابيث الثانية.
— فتحي باشاغا Fathi Bashagha (@fathi_bashagha) September 8, 2022
Buckingham Palace announced earlier on Thursday that the Queen had passed away peacefully at the age of 96. The country will now enter a period of mourning, after which, Queen Elizabeth’s son Charles will be crowned as king.