Libya’s House of Representatives will take unilaterally decision on naming leaders for the country’s sovereign institutions after failing to come to an agreement with the High Council of State.
In a letter addressed to U.N. Advisor Stephanie Williams, House Speaker Aguila Saleh wrote on Thursday that the parliament sent files of the candidates to the council as per previous bilateral deal between the two chambers.
However, Saleh claims the council was uncommitted to its end of the bargain and did not send back a shortlist of the names proposed by the parliament.
The 78-year-old wrote to Williams that having vacancy in some of Libya’s most vital state organizations could lead to spread of corruption and increase of political division.
Saleh gave the council a deadline of two weeks, as of today, to send back a shortlist of candidates.
