A group of politicians, party leaders, and representatives of civil and community organizations and trade unions held a political dialogue forum, today, Wednesday, in Tripoli, to discuss what was stated in the recent briefing of UN envoy Abdullah Batili to the Security Council regarding his intention to form a high-level technical committee to prepare for the elections in Libya.
The group, which calls itself the “Scientific Political and Societal Spectrum Group”, announced in a statement its endorsement and support for Batili’s call for simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections during the current year 2023.
The group considered that holding elections this year is the only way out of the crisis the country is going through, calling on all political parties in Libya to show a sense of responsibility towards the country.
The scientific, political, and social spectrum group demanded that the high-level committee proposed by Batili include candidates for the presidential and parliamentary elections, party leaders, councils of wise men, university professors, trade unions, civil society organizations and women’s associations.
In the statement, they also called for taking into account the geographical dimension of the political spectrum participating in the committee, working to create conditions for consensus on a unified national project, and providing guarantees for the success of the dialogue, both locally and internationally.
It is noteworthy that the Scientific, Political, and Societal Spectrum Group was established on January 24, and includes in its membership 26 candidates for the presidential elections, 108 candidates for the parliamentary elections, 26 leaders of political parties, 250 university professors, 100 wise men and dignitaries of Libya, 80 civil society organizations, and women and youth activists.
The group developed a national pact that works according to principles, including criminalizing violence, respecting the unity of Libya, preventing foreign interference, building security institutions, respecting national sovereignty, separation of powers, and formulating a new concept of national security.
Among the group’s declared principles are the adoption of a comprehensive system for environmental sanitation, the launch of a program for spatial development, the achievement of social justice, the criminalization of incitement and the culture of hatred in all its forms, and the abolition of secret and public agreements that violate Libyan land.
Source: Libyan News Agency