Naeima al-Hami, a member of Libya’s High Council of State (HCS), in an interview on Libya Al-Ahrar TV channel, described the latest statement by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSML) on the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) as “disappointing” and biased. Al-Hami argued that the timing of the UN statement—released immediately following the HCS session—suggested a lack of neutrality and a direct interference in Libya’s sovereign affairs.
While acknowledging that the HCS had independently selected a new commission head from outside the list provided by the House of Representatives, al-Hami admitted this move strayed from previous agreements reached in October. She warned that such unilateralism could lead to the emergence of two rival electoral bodies, further fracturing the state’s fragile institutions. However, she maintained that the HCS remains open to a dialogue with the parliament, provided that any new talks adhere to the cooperation framework signed by the leaders of both chambers in November to safeguard the electoral process.
Al-Hami concluded by calling on the House of Representatives to reciprocate the HCS’s commitment to a consensus-based solution. She insisted that the only viable path to national stability lies in following the agreed-upon constitutional rules and political pacts, rather than succumbing to what she characterised as external pressures that risk deepening the country’s institutional divide.