New transitional government follows the path of their predecessor, supporting the Turkish occupation

The optimistic comments and reactions following the announcement of the formation of a new transitional government in Libya did not last long as this government sparked great controversy after ignoring the Turkish military presence and expelling Syrian mercenaries from western Libya, and observers believe her will not differ much from the National Accord, as most of their members are Turkish-backed and affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood; This means that the situation in Libya will continue as it is.

The priorities of the new Libyan transitional authorities (the transition period will continue until the general elections are held next December) emerged after the vote that took place last Friday in Switzerland, which ended in the victory of Temporary personalities close to Ankara, including the businessman from Misratan. Abdul Hamid Muhammad Dabaiba, who will head the government.

In his first speech after his election as the head of the interim government, Dabaiba avoided addressing the issue of mercenaries and militias operating in Libya, while pledging to work to support the role of women and offer young people possibility of contributing to the construction of state institutions and pumping blood and skills, stressing that his government is keen to fulfill their obligations regarding the organization of the elections scheduled for next December.

Regarding the mercenaries, seems that international actors supporting the various Libyan factions are determined to impose their continued presence in the country, especially as Turkey hastened to confirm, according to Yasin Aktay, adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that the new government does not oppose the Turkish military presence there, in addition to supporting Ankara’s role in general, which reflects a desire to keep mercenaries in Libya.

The 5 + 5 Joint Military Committee has not yet succeeded in forcing parties involved in the conflict to start withdrawing foreign fighters.

Russian news agency Sputnik quoted Aktay as saying that the new Libyan government supports Ankara’s role in Libya and does not oppose the Turkish military presence in the country, adding that the agreements Turkey has reached with the The previous Libyan government of national accord, led by Fayez al-Sarraj, will not be affected by the new interim government or by the Turkish military presence in Libya.

He said : Turkey is in Libya at the invitation of the Libyan people and the government of national accord, and the new interim government is not opposed to these agreements or to the Turkish presence in the country, on the contrary, it supports the Turkish role in this country, adding : The choice of the new government in Libya came after agreements were reached through the well-known dialogue process, and Turkey welcomes the selection of the new government and considers it as a positive development; as the Libyan people move closer to stabilizing and strengthening internal dialogue in the country.

Turkey intervened directly in Libya to support the national accord government by sending thousands of Syrian and Arab mercenaries and delivering advanced military equipment to support allied forces in the national accord government fighting the led Libyan national army by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, and he also signed a military and economic cooperation agreement with Al-Sarraj, which sparked a heated debate. He pushed him to pursue his agendas by electing a transitional government and a presidential council that did not question his influence and role in Libya, observers said.

Analysts believe that the success of the political path mapped out by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya depends to a large extent on ending foreign interference, which has deepened the divide between Libyan factions.

However, the intentions of the parties that have particularly interfered in the crisis, such as Turkey, raise doubts about the prospects for success of the ceasefire agreement and of the UN agenda as a whole.

Libyan National Army spokesman Ahmed Al-Mismari on Saturday night accused Turkey of sending large numbers of mercenaries to Libya and to the streets, stressing that Libya must form a government that represents all factions.

Al-Mismari said in a press release: The international community must support the mission of expelling mercenaries and foreign forces, including the Turkish army, Syrian mercenaries and African citizens.

Meanwhile, the Sirte-based 5 + 5 Military Committee is still struggling to implement the agreements reached, as it recently agreed to start demining for the opening of a coastal road linking the country to the east and west, and the issue of mercenaries remains one of the biggest sticking points and the committee has yet to move forward.