Parliament passes legislation for national reconciliation in Libya
The eastern Libyan Parliament passed a national reconciliation law on Tuesday 7th January, in a latest attempt to reunify rifts between the two separate administrations and follows a concentrated effort to achieve lasting national reconciliation in Libya, Reuters reports.
The legislation was approved by majority vote during a parliament session held in Benghazi, according to Abdullah Belaihaq, a spokesperson for the House of Representatives via X.
Libya currently has opposing administrations in both the east and the west parts of the country, making it potentially difficult to implement a reuinification law.
Libyan politician Abdulmenam Alorafi provided comment to Reuters on January 8th, remarking his hopes that the law ‘will be in effect all over the country and will not face any difficulty.’
This is the latest news on the topic of national reconciliation in Libya, and it follows a September 2021 initiative by Libya’s Presidency Council to achieve national reconciliation after years of conflict following the collapse of Gaddafi’s regime in 2011.
Late 2024 saw a push for the drafting of a proposed law for national reconciliation in Libya, from August to November.
Since Gaddafi’s fall, Libya has seen rife divisions, and has been governed by two competing governments and acting prime ministers the Tripoli based Government of National Accord, which is recognised by the UN as the sole legitimate government of Libya ,and the Benghazi based military commander Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army, fighting for control over Libya’s rich oil reserves.
Reuters/MedAfrica Times
