We, the representatives of the national parties and movements, the signatories to this statement, after several rounds of in-depth dialogue and extensive research, and as we follow the repercussions of the current scene of the violation of Libyan sovereignty and foreign military interventions, and the disruption in the implementation of military, economic and political agreements, we, hereby, announce to our honorable people the following:
(1)- Our firm conviction that the salvation of our people from the stifling crisis that the country has been going through for many years now, is the safe passage to the general elections; Presidential and Parliamentary elections that have been agreed upon by all Libyan stakeholders, and strongly supported and endorsed by the international community through statements of the United Nations’ Security Council; we do not accept any disruptive attempt to impede this entitlement through imposing the idea of a referendum on a highly disputed constitution draft, or insisting on using it as a contentious constitutional rule as a means to create discord for the purpose of postponement or cancelation.
(2)- Our strong conviction, also, that the tasks set by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum for the Presidential Council and the Government of National Unity are, exclusively and primarily, to do all that is necessary to prepare the country for achieving this historic national entitlement represented in organizing and holding the elections on their scheduled date on December 24, 2021. At the forefront of these assignments is achieving the withdrawal of all foreign troops present on Libyan soil to enable the Libyan people to express their free will in choosing their governing institutions that will lead the country to the permanent stage through the implementation of a permanent constitution.
(3)- The date set for holding these elections is a date approved by the vast majority of the Libyan people, who cannot allow it to be bypassed in any way. Elections’ scheduled date has also been approved and endorsed by the international community, represented in the UN Security Council, headed by its permanent members.
(4)- We further affirm that we already have the constitutional rule required for conducting the elections, represented in the February Commission Proposals’ full document, and included in the Seventh Amendment to the Constitutional Declaration, as well as in Resolution No. (5) of 2014, Issued by the House of Representatives, regarding the Direct Election of the Head of State. Therefore, it is only necessary for the House of Representatives (HoR) to address the High National Elections Commission (HNEC), and refer all the necessary documents to it, in order for the HNEC to immediately embark on taking the necessary measures to hold the elections.
(5)- If we reach the deadline for holding the elections, before all foreign forces are evacuated from the national territory, we suggest that the African Union, represented by its Member States, assist in the monitoring of the elections, to ensure their safe and orderly conduct, and to safeguard the elections against any attempts to tamper with their results.
(6)- We will address the content of this statement to Chancellor Aguila Saleh, Speaker of the House of Representatives, to request HoR contribution in implementing what we proposed, herein, for the welfare of the country and the future of its children.
God Save Libya
Signatories
| 1 | Civil Democratic Party | 7 | Center National Party |
| 2 | Ihya Libya Movement | 8 | December 24 Movement |
| 3 | Libya for All Movement | 9 | Movement for the Twenty-Fourth of December |
| 4 | Youth for Change Movement | 10 | Libya Elects its President Movement |
| 5 | National Will Gathering | 11 | Derna Women’s Union |
| 6 | Vote for Libya Movement | 12 | Tt Tobruk Women’s Union |
| 113 | Benghazi Women’s Union | 14 | Women in the Lead Movement |
15 National Movement Towards Constitutional State
Issued in Benghazi on June 19, 2021