Call to approve the elections commission and harness international support
Libya – Political analyst Omar Bousaida said the “4+4” committee deal has moved beyond consultations and signature into approval and alignment through the legislative bodies, within a one-month window granted by the UN mission, noting that the House of Representatives had given formal approval that reached the mission.
International momentum and domestic support
Speaking to Libya Al-Hadath TV in remarks followed by Al-Marsad, Bousaida said the deal enjoys international momentum reflected in the statement issued after the signing by the European Union and the UN mission, and in comments by the US envoy that the deal complements the American vision for peace in Libya, alongside support from the General Command as one of the influential parties to it.
He said the scene had shifted from deadlock and consultations to the start of implementation, and that international momentum, a crystallising will to find a political solution and alignment among influential domestic forces support moving ahead with the deal despite obstacles.
Approving the commission and constitutional inclusion
Bousaida said the High State Council had rushed its procedure, while the House of Representatives had given what he described as a shrewd response, but he called the deputies’ step incomplete for failing to approve the elections commission, stressing the importance of securing a unified and legitimate executive body to run any coming electoral process.
He said he expected this track to be completed, arguing that continued meetings of the “4+4” committee, including the Tunis meeting, reflected the commitment of its members and of the parties behind them.
He added that the mandate given to the committee by influential forces had made it possible to reach a structure for the High National Elections Commission and to place responsibility before the House of Representatives, stressing that what is required now is to include the deal in the constitutional declaration and approve the commission body, regardless of what he described as the High State Council’s political manoeuvres.
Role of international and local actors
Bousaida pointed to overlapping roles of international and local actors and their influence inside the country, especially in western Libya, arguing that the Dbeibah government draws its legitimacy mainly from influential international powers.
He said the will of the European Union and the United States, and the momentum accompanying their moves on the Libya file, would push those actors into stronger engagement with the track, despite what he described as their attempts to obstruct it indirectly.
Milestones over 24 months
He said the 24-month period is not short and will be divided into stages, and that current meetings focus on forming an executive body to prepare the overall situation for elections, alongside the elections commission.
He added that a serious electoral mechanism, genuine will and an international desire to impose stability are elements that can be relied on to find a solution, arguing that building real legitimacy through national elections and electoral laws covering the whole country is the core of addressing the crisis.
US engagement and the General Command’s stance
Bousaida linked US interest in Libya’s political file to the new US administration’s strategy to set out a vision for peace in Africa starting from Libya, noting that Middle East developments and the war in Ukraine had widened European and American interest in the file.
He praised what he described as the model presented by the General Command in areas under its control — security, stability and the launch of development — saying it had dealt positively with difficult political conditions and made concessions to reach a settlement.
By contrast, he accused the other side of stalling, faltering and prolonging the crisis before entering the track under international pressure, concluding that the General Command had done its part, in his words.
