Aqila Saleh, the speaker of the Libyan parliament, and Khaled Al-Mashri, the head of the Supreme Council of State, are meeting in Morocco on Thursday in a fresh attempt to discuss political obstruction to the constitutional road and negotiate the allocation of sovereign roles.
Al-Mashri and Saleh will meet in Morocco, according to the first deputy head of the Supreme Council of State, Naji Mukhtar, who told local media that the agreement between the two chambers “is important to accomplish many urgent matters, including the constitutional base and sovereign positions” in order to advance toward the elections, unite the institutions, and choose those who will lead them.
Due to the disagreements over the eligibility requirements for the presidential race, which were a major factor in the failure of the previous election plan that was scheduled for December 2021, it is noteworthy that these two files are among the most popular files about the political forces in Libya, particularly with regard to the constitutional base.
The new UN envoy Abdullah Pateli, who began his duties a week ago and has reiterated the “importance of the elections” in all of his meetings with the parties, is leading a global diplomatic effort to revive the political process in Libya. This meeting coincides with that effort.
It is significant that the final meeting between Saleh and Al-Mashri took place in Geneva, Switzerland, in late June, at the invitation of Stephanie Williams, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Former Libya.
At that time, the two parties failed to agree on a constitutional framework that regulates the election process, due to disputes over the conditions of candidacy for the presidency, as Saleh calls for the necessity of allowing the nomination of the military and double nationality, which the Mashri rejects.
The upcoming summit in Morocco will provide a “fresh opportunity” to overcome all disagreements and restart the country’s election process in Libya.
An impending meeting between Saleh and Al-Mashri will aim to address the disagreements over the constitutional roadmap.
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