By Olamilekan FAWAS
The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for credible and inclusive elections in Libya and welcomed the outcome of an international conference on Libya hosted in Paris by French President Emmanuel Macron on May 29.
“The Security Council bears in mind that the current political and security situation in Libya is not sustainable and recalls the resounding call of all Libyans for credible, inclusive, and peaceful elections in order to achieve a united and stable Libya,” said the council in a presidential statement.
The council urged all Libyans to work constructively to ensure that the required technical, legislative, political, and security conditions are in place for national elections.
This including a new round of voter registration, appropriate funding and security arrangements, and required electoral legislation, as well as to promote the meaningful and equal participation and representation of women in the political process, including in the election process, said the statement.
The council called on all Libyans to improve the atmosphere for national elections by all means possible, including working constructively toward the unification of Libya’s military and economic institutions and unified and strengthened national security forces, under civilian government authority, it said.
The Security Council welcomed the momentum generated by the Paris international conference hosted by French President Macron.
The council welcomed the commitment of the parties to working constructively with the UN to organise credible and peaceful parliamentary and presidential elections, and to respect the results of these elections, said the statement.
The council also welcomed the recognition of those parties of the importance of developing a constitutional basis for elections.
It also reaffirmed its support for the special representative of the UN secretary-general as he consults with the Libyan authorities on a proposal and timeline for adopting the constitution, said the statement.
The council also noted the commitment of the participants to the Paris conference to organise an inclusive political conference to follow up on the implementation of the Paris declaration, it said.
