'I think, unfortunately, there is a possibility that the elections will fail in bringing a solution in Libya. Divisions persist. The laws are designed to favour warlord Haftar,' says Guma el Gamaty, who heads the Taghyeer Political Party in Libya
Libyans felt hopeful about their future for the first time in the last six years of war as stakeholders formed a transitional government in early 2021 under the UN's watch.
TRT World spoke to Guma el Gamaty, a prominent Libyan academic and head of the Taghyeer Political Party, to understand Libya's obstacles.Libya wants to have free polls, but uncertainty increases ahead of the December 24 elections. Will the polls be successful?Unfortunately, there are wide disagreements and debates about the laws which were used to organise the elections. Two of the laws passed by the House of Representatives which are loyal to Aguila Saleh are seen as very weak laws.
The other issue in the parliamentary elections in which they have prevented political parties from using the list system. So there are no lists for the listing system. Everyone should apply individually.Well, Libyan society is partly tribal in certain areas. Tribes are much stronger in the east and south. However, they will be very influential in pushing members for parliament who are chosen based on tribal loyalty and who have no expertise.
We are suffering from the legacy of the Donald Trump administration. They did not pay enough attention to foreign policy in the Middle East and the growing influence of Russia in Libya. This allowed Russia to infiltrate Libya through Wagner. Until now, we have not seen much change in the Biden administration as well. Also, there is a paradox, France is a member of NATO and yet France is closely working with Russia in Libya.
The electoral committee has started registering candidates for the December 24 elections. Haftar and Aref al Nayed both announced they will run for the top post. We know that they both are close to the UAE. So is it all about multiplying the candidates to divide the vote bank or the UAE has another plan if Haftar fails?I think because they think that someone like Aref can take some of the votes from western Libya and can divide the votes of Haftar’s opponents.
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