Warlord Khalifa Haftar has declared the UN-brokered Libyan Political Agreement, signed in Skhirat, Morocco in 2015, invalid and that all political bodies emanated from it as no longer legitimate.
In a televised address on Monday night, Haftar announced his acceptance of what he called the ‘popular mandate’ to assume leadership of the next stage in Libya, a clear coup against the House of Representatives and the government of Abdullah Al-Thani in east Libya.
Both political bodies are strong backers of Haftar.
This announcement comes merely three days after he publicly requested his followers to not only support him, but also authorize him to take charge and cease seeking any political solution.
He declared this as his intention, despite a proposal for a political solution to move forward, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in Tobruk.
