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Speech Arabic LY 2024-09-25 Tier 1
Libya — al-Menfi statement to the 79th UN General Assembly (25 Sep 2024, Presidential Council Chair)
عانت ليبيا على مدى أكثر من عقد من الزمن مراحل انتقالية متعاقبة، شابتها العديد من الصراعات والحروب غير المبررة بين الاشقاء، والتي غذّتها تدخلات خارجية تسعى إلى إضعاف الدولة والسيطرة على مواردها. إلا أن الانقسام المؤسسي الناتج عن العرقلة الممنهجة لبعض الاطراف السياسية أدى إلى تفاقم الأزمة، من خلق أجسام موازية إلى…
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Speech English LY 2023-12-24 Tier 2
Abdul Hamid Dbeibah (PM, Libyan Government of National Unity) — remarks at the Tripoli Government Communication Forum (Libya Observer; undated in source, post-Sept-2023): his government "will not leave until elections are held," he backs elections under fair laws, and he "does not object to Saif Gaddafi's candidacy unless there are legal obstacles."
The Head of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, has reaffirmed that “his government will not leave until elections are held and the Libyan people choose who will lead them.” In his speech at the Tripoli Government Communication Forum, as part of the Tripoli Media Days, Dbeibah reaffirmed his…
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Speech English LY 2020-04-27 Tier 2
Khalifa Haftar (commander, Libyan National Army) — televised speech of 27 April 2020 (Middle East Eye): claims a "popular mandate" for the armed forces to take over Libya's governance and unilaterally declares the 2015 UN-brokered Skhirat political agreement null and void. (Complements the Dbeibah doc — the rival eastern side of Libya's split.)
In a televised speech on Monday night, the leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced that the General Command of the Armed Forces had "accepted the will of the people" to take over management of the country. "We announce our acceptance of the people's will and mandate and the end of the Skhirat Agreement,"…
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Speech English LY 2011-02-20 Tier 2
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (Muammar Gaddafi's son & one-time heir; d. Feb 2026) — his 20 Feb 2011 televised address during the uprising (per Al-Monitor): warning that toppling the regime would fragment Libya — "All of Libya will be destroyed. We will need 40 years to reach an agreement on how to run the country… everyone will want to be president, or emir." The Gaddafi-restorationist / strong-central-authority pole.
All of Libya will be destroyed. We will need 40 years to reach an agreement on how to run the country, because today, everyone will want to be president, or emir, and everybody will want to run the country.