Election in Libya 2021

Mohammed al-Wafi

Inserted 2 years ago

“We refuse to postpone the elections. I am talking about the opinion of the entire Libyan street. We, as citizens of the south [region], support holding the elections on time, frankly.”

Aljazeera

Resident of the Libyan capital Tripoli

24 Dec 2021 2 4

Mohamed El-Jadi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Our standard of living has dropped, our salaries haven't changed despite inflation and we're living in an unstable environment. The main players in the conflict, who mostly then decided to stand in the elections, knew they had little chance of winning. That's why they disrupted it.”

Aljazeera

Engineer in Benghazi Libya

24 Dec 2021 4 6

Ahmed Baiyed

Inserted 2 years ago

“I'm happy the presidential elections aren't happening. To hold elections, you have to have a foundation. Our foundation is a constitution. If we don't have a constitution that identifies what kind of governing system we have, and the powers a president has, how can we vote for a president?”

Aljazeera

Tripoli resident

24 Dec 2021 3 3

Adel Karmous

Inserted 2 years ago

“We were expecting that the elections weren't going to happen on December 24, but now setting a new date will also be a contentious issue. From a legal standpoint, the parliament must agree with the High Council of State on a new date. The question now is how long will the postponement be for? And will they come to an agreement on a constitutional framework?”

Aljazeera

Member of parliament in Libya

23 Dec 2021 3 4

Al Hadi al-Sagheer

Inserted 2 years ago

“After consulting the technical, judicial and security reports, we inform you of the impossibility of holding the elections on the date of December 24, 2021, provided for by the electoral law.”

Aljazeera

Chairman of the Libyan High National Electoral Commission

22 Dec 2021 2 4

Fadel Lamen

Inserted 2 years ago

“Some of us are trying to crystallise a new roadmap. There are different scenarios: a very short postponement, just a shift in the date to clarify the outstanding legal issues, such as a candidate's qualifications, or a longer six-month delay, but once you go for such a long delay anything can happen.”

Theguardian

Libyan leading presidential candidate

21 Dec 2021 3 4

Richard Norland

Inserted 2 years ago

“Refusing to go to the elections and mobilising to obstruct will only place the fate and future of the country at the mercy of those inside Libya and their external backers who prefer bullet power over ballot power.”

Theguardian

US ambassador to Libya

12 Dec 2021 (approx) 3 5

Emadeddin Badi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Gaddafi [Saif al-Islam Gaddafi] embodies vengeance and a return to an old era and regime.”

Aljazeera

Expert on Libya and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council

16 Nov 2021 4 4

Anas Gomati

Inserted 2 years ago

“He [Saif al-Islam Gaddafi] wants to rule Libyans. And to do that, he needs to activate a loyalist support base to ensure they're ready to fight when the time comes.”

Aljazeera

Director of the Sadeq Institute, a Tripoli-based think-tank focused on Libyan affairs

16 Nov 2021 3 3

Malik Traina

Inserted 2 years ago

“They definitely seem [to be] moving forward a plan to get the elections to happen as scheduled. But there are other questions that remain unanswered, such as the legislative bodies - one of which is based in eastern Libya, and the other in western Libya. They're supposed to agree on a constitutional framework for these elections to happen, that includes who can run for president, what kind of powers does a president have.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera's correspondent

07 Nov 2021 6 3

Emadeddin Badi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Behind the scenes, there are increasingly overt tensions between political players… that are catalysed by the impeding electoral deadline of the 24th of December.”

Aljazeera

Libya expert - Analyst at the Geneva-based Global Initiative

07 Nov 2021 3 4

Fadel Lamen

Inserted 2 years ago

“The stability initiative aimed to put stability first and so postpone the elections on the grounds that Libya is not ready for them. We have to go ahead with the elections cognisant of the consequences of not holding them for the whole region.”

Theguardian

Former head of the Libyan-American council

24 Oct 2021 1 3

Abdulhamid Dbeibah

Inserted 2 years ago

“We support the efforts of the higher election committee to hold (the vote) on the planned date. I call for a wide and effective participation of Libyans in the elections.”

Aljazeera

Prime Minister of Libya

21 Oct 2021 1 3

Malik Traina

Inserted 2 years ago

“This was a body created [by the UN] to help reach a consensus and bring about an agreement. They [the delegates] were meant to come up with a constitutional framework for elections to be held in December but they are deeply divided. Despite an interim government being appointed in February, each side was putting forward a different candidate. Libya is still divided over how to hold the elections in December.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera's correspondent reporting from Tripoli

03 Jul 2021 2 3

Jalel Harchaoui

Inserted 2 years ago

“His finances have dried up and his hopes for territorial expansion in the west have been blocked. His foreign sponsors … have understood that the political process is the only possible solution.”

Aljazeera

Libya specialist

29 May 2021 1 2

Mahmoud Khalfallah

Inserted 2 years ago

“He [Khalifa Haftar] no longer enjoys the indisputable support of the tribes, who blame him for having involved their sons in a war in which many died for nothing. He knows they no longer trust him and that they would not give up their sons again for another war.”

Aljazeera

Libyan analyst

29 May 2021 1 2

Miloud el-Hajj

Inserted 2 years ago

“He [Khalifa Haftar] is hoping the elections will secure him a political victory after his military defeat. His tone and language have changed … He has dropped his military discourse.”

Aljazeera

International relations professor

29 May 2021 1 3

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“We refuse to postpone the elections. I am talking about the opinion of the entire Libyan street. We, as citizens of the south [region], support holding the elections on time, frankly.”

“Our standard of living has dropped, our salaries haven't changed despite inflation and we're living in an unstable environment. The main players in the conflict, who mostly then decided to stand in the elections, knew they had little chance of winning. That's why they disrupted it.”

“I'm happy the presidential elections aren't happening. To hold elections, you have to have a foundation. Our foundation is a constitution. If we don't have a constitution that identifies what kind of governing system we have, and the powers a president has, how can we vote for a president?”

“After consulting the technical, judicial and security reports, we inform you of the impossibility of holding the elections on the date of December 24, 2021, provided for by the electoral law.”

“Refusing to go to the elections and mobilising to obstruct will only place the fate and future of the country at the mercy of those inside Libya and their external backers who prefer bullet power over ballot power.”

“Gaddafi [Saif al-Islam Gaddafi] embodies vengeance and a return to an old era and regime.”

“He [Saif al-Islam Gaddafi] wants to rule Libyans. And to do that, he needs to activate a loyalist support base to ensure they're ready to fight when the time comes.”

“Behind the scenes, there are increasingly overt tensions between political players… that are catalysed by the impeding electoral deadline of the 24th of December.”

“The stability initiative aimed to put stability first and so postpone the elections on the grounds that Libya is not ready for them. We have to go ahead with the elections cognisant of the consequences of not holding them for the whole region.”

“We support the efforts of the higher election committee to hold (the vote) on the planned date. I call for a wide and effective participation of Libyans in the elections.”

“His finances have dried up and his hopes for territorial expansion in the west have been blocked. His foreign sponsors … have understood that the political process is the only possible solution.”

“He [Khalifa Haftar] no longer enjoys the indisputable support of the tribes, who blame him for having involved their sons in a war in which many died for nothing. He knows they no longer trust him and that they would not give up their sons again for another war.”

“He [Khalifa Haftar] is hoping the elections will secure him a political victory after his military defeat. His tone and language have changed … He has dropped his military discourse.”

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