Libyan House of Representatives Jibril Ouhaida revealed that understanding and consensus prevailed in Tangier meetings, indicating that there is consensus on the need to dispel all differences to overcome the obstacles that prevent the unification of parliament and end the state of division.
In a phone call with “Al-Arab” from Tangiers, Ouhaida, who is participating in the consultative meetings of the HoR, stated that what was reached during those meetings was much more than a mere “dose of oxygen” to break the stalemate.
He added: “The final draft of the statement, which is expected to be issued on Saturday night following these meetings; will confirm the end of the political division and the unification of institutions, in a way that reorganizes and arranges priorities to meet the requirements of the next phase, through consensus and away from prevalence.”
He said HoR members participating in these meetings will move to the Libyan city of Ghadames on Monday, to hold a general parliamentary session with the presence of the majority of parliament members to implement what was reached in the Tangiers meetings, and the “13 + 13” parliamentary committee that meets on Sunday in Morocco.
He revealed to Al Arab that the final draft of the statement includes an agreement that the city of Benghazi will be the constitutional seat of Parliament, and also confirms the date for the general elections on December 24, 2021, which was approved during the first round of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum held in Tunis under the auspices of the United Nations .
The Libyan HoR member pointed out that the draft final statement also stipulates the importance of parliament restoring its constitutional and oversight role, as well as rejecting all attempts to marginalize its role, and foreign or domestic plans aimed at imposing an alternative entity for it under various names, including what has come to be described as “filling in political vacuums” .
