Bashagha expected to be in Tripoli over the next several days
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Roshan Amiri
- . April 1, 2022
- . Update: April 2, 2022 6:54 pm
Libya–Fathi Bashagha, the Libyan Prime Minister-designate who was selected by the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) early in March, said in a Reuters interview in Tunisia on Thursday that he hopes to take over administration in Tripoli in the coming days without using force.
“God willing, the government will be able to carry out its tasks in Tripoli in the next days,” Bashagha said, adding that his government had direct communications with the Libyan west, Tripoli, the political elite, the commanders of the battalions, and some society figures. Bashagha has stated repeatedly that he will not use force to enter the capital, telling Reuters that “our arrival in Tripoli and the government headquarters will be completely peaceful,” adding that there were indications from both within Libya and internationally that he would be able to take over in Tripoli and that Dbeibah’s government would be unable to operate outside of the Libyan capital.
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