UK, France, Germany, Italy and the US urge Libya to quickly set a new date for delayed presidential elections
Several Libyan parliamentary candidates called for nationwide protests over the cancellation of Friday's long-awaited presidential election.
Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the United States have urged war-torn Libya to quickly set a new date for delayed presidential elections. The five nations released a joint statement on Friday, saying they would continue to recognise Libya's interim government, Government of National Unity , after the country's election was delayed.
"We call on the relevant Libyan authorities to respect the aspirations of the Libyan people for prompt elections by swiftly determining a final date for the polling and issuing the finalThe authorities overseeing Libya's first presidential election said earlier this week holding it on Friday as scheduledHowever, the statement by Western powers pointed to agreements at an international meeting last month to say power would not be transferred until after the results of the elections were...
The British embassy later tweeted that it continued to recognise the GNU and would not endorse any attempt to set up a breakaway government.
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