The Libyan Prime Abdul Hamid Dbeibah confirmed on Wednesday during his meeting with the DSRSG Stephanie Koury that the Government of National Unity (GNU) derives its legitimacy from the political agreement included in the Constitutional Declaration. He said that his government was committed to the outcomes of the agreement, which stipulated that it would end its duties by holding presidential and parliamentary elections to end the transitional phase.
Dbeibah said that the decisions taken by the Speaker of the House of Representatives would not change the Libyan reality at all, and that they were positions issued by a political party struggling to extend its power to the longest possible period. He also explained that the GNU "deals with repeated statements as a non-binding political opinion and a form of freedom of expression for one of the political parties."
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expressed concerns over what it called the recent unilateral acts by Libyan political actors and institutions, in the East, West and South.
“In the current climate, these unilateral acts serve to increase tension, undermine trust and further entrench institutional divisions and discord amongst Libyans. Now more than ever, consensus, dialogue and unity are needed.” UNSMIL said in a statement on Wednesday.
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday end the term of the Government of National Unity and consider the Hamad government the legitimate one until a unified government is chosen, in addition to withdrawing the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Army from the Presidential Council and returning it to the House of Representatives.
