Libya parties sign power-sharing agreement
Several political parties from Libya have agreed on a framework for a power-sharing deal, which, however, has not been backed by one of the major warring parties in the North African country.
Delegates from a number of political parties and Libya’s internationally recognized parliament, which is based in the city of Tobruk, signed the UN-brokered power-sharing agreement in the Moroccan city of Skhirat on Saturday.
The draft deal calls on all political parties to work together in a transitional period for one year.
However, Libya’s General National Congress (GNC), which is based in the capital, Tripoli, had no representative at the signing ceremony.
Libya has two rival governments vying for the control of the country, with one faction controlling Tripoli, and the other, Libya’s internationally recognized government, governing the cities of Bayda and Tobruk.
UN special envoy for Libya Bernardino Leon called the deal “an important step in the road to peace in Libya,” saying the door is open for the Tripoli government to join the accord.
“They have also played a critical role in this text. As I have said many times, there is no text that is entirely satisfactory to all parties and that responds to all their demands... I am confident that in the weeks ahead a clear decision will be made and will address all sides and issues,” Leon said.
It is not, however, clear what implications the agreement will have for crisis-hit Libya when a major warring party in the country does not endorse it.
The UN initiative is believed to be the only way out of the four-year armed rivalry in Libya. The North African state plunged into chaos following the ouster of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
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