Abdel Razzaq Al-Aradi, a member of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), revealed on Thursday that he is quitting the forum in protest against the presidential election law, which the House of Representatives passed recently.
Former Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha held a meeting on Sunday with members of the Turkish Center for Middle Eastern Studies to discuss the “important role that Turkey played in achieving military balance, ceasefire efforts, and the return of political life” in Libya.
Richard Norland, the U.S. Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya, commemorated on Saturday the September 11 attacks as well as the 2012 Benghazi attack, which led to the killing of former U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens.
Former Education Minister Othman Abdel Jalil told the press on Saturday that he rejects the proposal of dividing the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections into two phases, calling for holding both simultaneously.
Vise President of the former Government of National Accord (GNA), Ahmed Maiteeq, said the law to elect the president directly from the people is a positive step that pushes towards the establishment of a stable political and economic environment and the unification of divided institutions.
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Khaled al-Meshri, chairman of Libya’s High Council of State, arrived in Ankara on Thursday, where he met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh arrived in Tunisia on Wednesday, where he met with the country’s president Kais Saied, following the recent strain in bilateral relations.