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“No individual or institution should have veto power over critical electoral legislation,” stated the U.S. Special Envoy to Libya Richard Norland today. “Libya’s institutions and their leaders must trust the voters to decide who should lead the country,” he added.

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Muhammad Mazab, a member of the High Council of State, said on Saturday that the country’s warring parties in the eastern and western regions are competing over positions of power, warning that war would be imminent if the security institutions continue to be divided.

During an interview with Russian news agency Sputnik, Moazeb ruled out that a defense minister would be appointed at the present time. He also anticipates that no defense minister would be named until after the general elections in December.

“The crisis in Libya is based on the security factor, and the continued division in the security institutions makes all scenarios predictable, including the return of war again,” he said.

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Talal Al-Maihoub, a member of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Defense Committee, accused on Wednesday the High Council of State of attempting to override the U.N. peace roadmap by suggesting to return to dialogue to reach consensus on the elections constitutional basis.

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