26 pro-Haftar MPs reject forming new government by "single party"
26 members of the House of Representatives known for their affiliation to Khalifa Haftar warned against any attempt to change the parallel government or form a new one by 'a single party,' whether 'the House of Representatives alone or in partnership with a faction of the divided High Council of State,' stating that such a move is politically and nationally illegitimate.
In a statement issued Monday, ahead of a House of Representatives session in which Speaker Aguila Saleh proposed the formation of a third government, the MPs said that dismissing the government mandated by the House without broad political consensus—and amid the complete paralysis of the High Council of State—constitutes a clear violation of the Libyan Political Agreement, which explicitly requires partnership between the House and the Council in making sovereign decisions, especially the matter of changing the government.
'What is being planned today is merely an attempt to repeat a previous experience that yielded no positive results in unifying the executive authority. On the contrary, experience has shown that unilateral changes have failed to establish a stable political reality across the country.' They said.
They added: 'Forming a new government at this time, outside the framework of national consensus, may disrupt the development and reconstruction plans already underway in many cities and regions across the country, threatening to halt ongoing projects and undermine efforts aimed at stabilizing services and improving infrastructure.'
They also said: The MPs from the Cyrenaica region affirm, stemming from their historical and national responsibilities toward the entire country, their outright rejection of any attempt to form a new government in the absence of a comprehensive political settlement based on clear and legitimate foundations, with the participation of all relevant parties, in accordance with constitutional legitimacy and the spirit of the Libyan Political Agreement. Tags: House of Representatives
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