Member of the House of Representatives Gabriel Ouheida commented on the latest developments in the political scene and the role of the House of Representatives in the political process, criticizing the current efforts of the UN mission, considering that the roadmap it is promoting “is heading towards a dead end.”
During his participation in the “Hiwariyat Al-Layla” (Tonight’s Dialogue) program on the “Libya Al-Ahrar” channel, which broadcasts from Turkey and was followed by Al-Marsad newspaper, Ouheida said that the House of Representatives and the State Council agreed on everything, including the election laws that transfer power to the people, considering that this was the best that could be achieved. However, what the UN mission is trying to do now is “reconsider the election laws,” which he described as an unacceptable step.
He clarified that the advisory committee formed by the mission could not touch the essence of the laws, noting that technical observations could be considered, but without delving into the core of the legislation. He also ruled out that the House of Representatives and the State Council would agree again on new laws, saying that “the Libyan reality is living a policy of de facto reality, and whoever wants to exclude a party must expect its reaction.”
Ouheida stressed that the (6+6) committee reached the best possible formula and that the decision must be for the people through the ballot box, calling for a stop to exclusion attempts targeting specific parties. This was in reference to attempts to prevent Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar from running, despite him having supporters who see him as Libya’s savior. He said: “If he has popularity, let him rule through the ballot box, so what is the problem?”
He added that the previous laws did not exclude dual citizens or military personnel, wondering why there is now an effort to exclude, considering these attempts aim to prolong the crisis, and calling for the decision to be left to the Libyan people alone.
Ouheida described the structured dialogue proposed by the mission as “Byzantine debate” that does not touch reality, pointing out that what is required from the House of Representatives and the State Council now is only to complete the election of the head of the (Election) Commission, and that there is a party in the West dissatisfied with Imad Al-Sayeh because he “holds the stick in the middle and achieves balance.”