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2026-04-07 09:51:11
[Libya's Supreme National Council Rejects US Power-Sharing Proposal] Libya's Supreme National Council on June 6th voted to reject a proposal by Masad Boulos, senior advisor to US President for African Affairs, aimed at achieving a power-sharing arrangement among Libya's major political forces. According to Libyan media reports, the US proposal aimed to merge Libya's opposing factions by bypassing general elections or formal institutional consensus. The proposal suggested that Saddam Haftar, son of Libyan National Army leader Khalifa Haftar, serve as chairman of the Presidential Council and supreme commander of the army. Simultaneously, it proposed that current Prime Minister Ayatollah al-Islam al-Din, the current Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord, concurrently serve as Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. The Supreme National Council is Libya's highest advisory and consultative body. The council issued a statement emphasizing that any political or economic agreement reached outside the framework of the Libyan Political Agreement is invalid. Council member Amina Mahghub told local media that the council voted "categorically against" the proposal. Libya has been in turmoil since the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime in 2011. Currently, the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and its supporting armed forces control parts of western Libya, while the House of Representatives, allied with the Libyan National Army (LNA), controls most of the east and south, resulting in a stalemate. Under UN mediation, the two opposing sides signed the Libyan Political Agreement in December 2015, agreeing to end the division and form a GNA, but the agreement has not been implemented. In December 2025, the Libyan National High Electoral Council announced plans to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in mid-April 2026. (Xinhua)
