US insists on Legal Framework for Libya’s Elections
American officials continue to bang the drum about a legal framework needed for Libya’s warlords if they genuinely seek to begin a democratic process for elections – although don’t have the blueprint itself, relying heavily on the UN, according to Saudi news outlet Asharq Al-Awsat.
US Ambassador Richard Norland said in a tweet that his country supported the call of Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily “for the 6+6 committee to reach agreement on a legal framework for elections and urge all of Libya’s political leadership to bring their influence to bear without delay.”
Meanwhile, Bathily received a delegation of the 6+6 committee at the headquarters of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya in Tripoli.
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“Bathily reiterated the importance of the committee’s role and responsibilities to produce the laws necessary to hold general and inclusive elections in Libya,” UNSMIL said on Twitter on May 13th
“Bathily joined by UNSMIL’s technical team, exchanged views with committee members on issues related to legal framework for elections. He renewed the Mission’s offer to provide all required support to enable the committee to conclude its work as soon as possible,” it added.
