The special envoy and ambassador of the United States (US) to Libya, Richard Norland, said in an interview with Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath news channel that he “does not want to see any electoral process that increases instability” in Libya.
Norland also stressed on Tuesday the need to resolve the controversy over the identity of the candidates for the presidential elections, reiterating the support of the US for the efforts of UN envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, to reach elections in 2023.
Norland said that the identity of the candidates for the presidential elections must be resolved because it previously caused the elections to be postponed, pointing out that many of the candidates were considered controversial.
Norland stressed that the political agreement is one of the basic elements for holding elections, adding that progress must be made in the file of removing mercenaries from Libya to support this holding elections.
