Libyan Presidential Candidate, Suleiman al-Bayoudi, said UN Special Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, was capable of successfully setting and facilitating a meeting between representatives of the parliament and High Council of State (HCS) in Cairo based on paragraph 5 of the Twelfth Amendment, but reaching an agreement on the proposed Constitution controversial issues within 60 days’ notice failed. The two chambers are therefore required to set up new committees to prepare and adopt a constitutional path within 30 days, Al-Bayoudi said in press statements. Accordingly, the constitutional rule for elections must be established either through the two chambers or a committee of experts and we must set a deadline for presidential and parliamentary elections. Then, a discussion of the executive branch’s election crisis must occur, according to Al-Bayoudi. “So there are only two ways for that, either to exclude the two Governments and form a State administration with specific functions or to continue with the two Governments and carry out the elections under the supervision of the District Security Directorates and in both cases, it is a must to reduce expenditures to the minimum,” he explained.

Source: Libya Today May 24, 2022 15:12 UTC