Benghazi – The Minister of State for Legislative Authority Affairs in the Libyan Government, Mohammed Bouzaqiya, affirmed in a statement on Thursday, on the anniversary of Liberation Day, that this historic day embodies the will of the Libyan people to break free from constraints and launch towards building a democratic state where justice and equality prevail, and the values of citizenship and freedom are upheld.
Bouzaqiya explained that the existing disagreements among the nation’s people, although they may seem sharp at some stages, remain political disagreements that do not affect the unity of Libyan territory nor detract from the bond of brotherhood among the people of one nation, emphasizing that the nation will continue to unite all its children, regardless of their differing opinions.
The minister pointed out that signs of national healing have begun to appear on the horizon through the restoration of legitimacy to municipal councils in various regions of Libya—east, west, and south, where citizens exercised their right to choose their representatives through the ballot box, in a step that expresses the Libyans’ insistence on consolidating the path of democracy despite the challenges.
Bouzaqiya added that “the train of democracy, although moving slowly, has not stopped, but continues on its path towards achieving the anticipated entitlements, chief among them the election of a head of state and a new parliament that express the will of the people and restore their dignity, in continuation of the revolution’s journey for which Libyans sacrificed, from rebellious Benghazi to steadfast Misrata and Tripoli, the bride of the sea.”
The Minister of State for Legislative Authority Affairs concluded his statement by stressing that Libya will recover and prosper through the efforts of its people, and that all barriers between brothers will disappear, to be replaced by peace and harmony. The fire of sedition will be extinguished, and the nation will live securely and prosperously under the umbrella of unity and reconciliation.