Libyan parliamentary head proposes new executive authority, but expert doubts it will be accepted

With Libya facing a political impasse, the head of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, has proposed the formation of a new executive administration responsible for managing the country, replacing the current government. Saleh suggested during his speech at the annual "Libyan-American Relations" conference that the new executive authority should consist of 45 members from the House of Representatives and the state council and operate under international supervision.

According to Saleh, the new authority's mission would be to meet citizens' needs, facilitate the postponed 2022 elections, remove foreign forces from the country, and ensure fair distribution of wealth among Libyans. He also argued that the House of Representatives is the internationally recognized elected legislative authority and has the original right to prepare and issue legislation, grant and withdraw confidence from the government.

However, Mohamed Fathi Al-Sharif, a Libyan affairs expert and head of the Arab Center for Research and Studies, said in exclusive statements to "Al-Muraja" that Saleh's proposal closely resembles the UN-created Committee 75, which resulted in the formation of the Abdulhamid Dbeibah government. Sharif added that Saleh's proposal centers around one of the most critical challenges facing Libya, which is to unify around an executive authority that would be accepted by different factions.

Sharif believes that Saleh's proposed authority should obtain the House of Representatives' confidence as the latest elected authority in the country (2014) and then gain international acceptance by operating under the UN mission in Libya's supervision. He also noted that Saleh's proposal seeks to establish a new political path, but he considered it a source of further confusion for Libya.

Sharif excluded the possibility that Saleh is relying on the American side to implement his proposal, stating that the US has never played a constructive role in Libya's affairs.