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Libya's Presidential Council calls for transfer of power to unity govt
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 14 - 03 - 2016

Libya's UN-backed Presidential Council called on Saturday on the country's institutions to begin a transfer of authority to a unity government, and appealed to the international community to stop dealing with any rival powers.
The Presidential Council is tasked with guiding through a transition to end the political chaos and armed conflict that has plagued Libya since the fall of leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Its statement suggests it will seek to take power despite continuing opposition from hardliners in both of Libya's competing parliaments - the eastern House of Representatives (HOR) and the rival General National Congress (GNC) in Tripoli.
Western nations hope a unity government can help tackle a growing threat from Daesh, which has used a security vacuum and political divisions in Libya to establish a foothold in the north African country.
The Tunis-based Presidential Council nominated a unity government last month, but recognition of the proposed cabinet has been held up by the failure of the HOR to vote to approve it.
It is also unclear when a unity government could move to Tripoli, where the security situation is still volatile and some armed factions may try to prevent it from operating.
However, the council said in a statement on Saturday that a document signed by a majority of HOR members backing the new government, as well as the endorsement by other political figures, represented a "green light to start work".
The council's statement called on "all Libyan sovereign and public institutions and the heads of financial bodies to start communicating immediately with the Government of National Accord so as to hand over power in a peaceful and orderly manner".
"The Presidential Council also calls on the international community and international and regional organizations ... to stop dealing with any executive power that does not follow the Government of National Accord," it said.
The deal to create the unity government was signed with limited Libyan support in Morocco in December.
Efforts to move the transition forward have been hampered by arguments over the structure of the new government, the balance of power between Libya's different regions, and the future leadership of the armed forces.
The Presidential Council has itself been divided, with two of its nine members suspending their participation and twice refusing to put their names to proposed lists of ministers.
Under the plan, the Presidential Council would form the highest state body. The HOR would be the main legislature, with a second chamber formed from the GNC.
After the latest failure of the HOR to vote on the unity government last week, UN Libya envoy Martin Kobler reconvened the group that signed the December deal.
On Thursday, they urged the Presidential Council "to take all necessary measures to rapidly start working from the capital, Tripoli", though they also appeared to call on the HOR to take further steps to endorse the unity government.


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