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Libya Dawn militias demand UN to withdraw its envoy

Xinhua, April 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

Islamist militia Libya Dawn, which dominates the Libyan capital Tripoli, on Thursday demanded the United Nations to withdraw its special envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon.

"We demand the Libyans to demonstrate on Friday afternoon in all squares and fields to show Leon, the United Nations and all the conspirators against our people and our blessed revolution that confused the balance of all the world powers," Libya Dawn said in a statement.

Libya Dawn rejected Saturday a call by Bernardino Leon, UN special envoy to Libya, to participate in dialogue to end the ongoing crisis Libya.

Islamist-backed General National Congress (GNC) rejected Tuesday a draft solution proposed by Leon to end the country's political crisis.

Libya is now juggling two rival parliaments and governments.

According to Libya's transitional plan, the June-elected parliament, the House of Representatives, has replaced the former interim General National Congress (GNC).

However, armed Islamist alliance Libya Dawn, after achieving a series of military successes since July in western Libya, supports the GNC in assuming power and forming its own government against the new one.

The UN plan suggests forming a national unity government and granting legitimacy to the elected parliament.

However, the GNC says this violates a Libyan Supreme Court ruling which overturned a constitutional amendment through which the new house was elected.

The UN brokered several rounds of dialogues between opposing parties since September, nonetheless clashes remain despite a truce agreed on by factions. Endit