75 members of the High Council of State (HCS) addressed a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, in which they said that the solution to the Libyan crisis can be achieved by returning to the constitutional monarchy system led by Crown Prince Mohammed Al-Hassan Al-Rida Al-Mahdi Al-Senussi.
The members said in the letter, dated August 5, that they represent the regions of western, eastern and southern Libya, calling for reliance on the constitution of the Libyan National Assembly, which was drafted and approved in its session held in the city of Benghazi on October 7, 1951, saying it is a constitution that is valid and effective to this day, according to their expression, considering that this is the only unifying matter that all conflicting factions in Libya will agree on.
The letter considered that attempts to resolve the Libyan crisis by the international community were not commensurate with the specificity and complexities of the Libyan situation, as experience and time have proven the need for national projects that have sufficient historical and legal legitimacy to provide stability and save the country from continuous destructive conflicts.
The HCS members pointed out that "the worsening of the institutional division and the deadlock in the political process reached a level of tension that had led to the deterioration of the security, economic, social and humanitarian conditions, as corruption indicators witnessed a dangerous rise, negatively affecting the ability of the Libyan citizen to ensure a decent life."
The members appreciated the initiative of Prince Mohammed Al-Senussi and his consultations over the past months, saying they were part of those talks that aim to unify visions around the principle of returning to the constitutional monarchy legitimacy as a legal and constitutional umbrella for returning to a democratic state that embraces all Libyans, and guarantees their right to elect their representatives in a national parliament through fair and transparent elections.
