ROME – Fathi Bishaga, former interior minister in the government of Fayez al-Serraj, one of the most powerful politicians in Libya, left Rome yesterday. For three days in Italy he met political leaders, had meetings at Palazzo Chigi, at the Farnesina and with some think tanks. He is in the electoral campaign and started with a journey that took him first to Paris, then to Rome and again to Brussels, London and Amsterdam. It will close in Berlin in the European country that has taken over the political dossier Libya. “I’m traveling around Europe to make my ideas known and understand what the international community thinks. Then I will return to Libya: I will travel and hold meetings and meetings in the East, West and South ».
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Are you planning to run for election, to create your own party?
«My first goal is to make everyone in the world understand that these elections scheduled for December 24 are decisive for the political future of Libya. The UN is working on difficult dossiers, such as the definition of the constitutional framework and the electoral law. But then it will be necessary to vote: Libya needs a government of great alliance, which for 4 years can govern a country that is in a situation of generalized chaos ”.
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Will he run?
“I have an idea of running for office, of creating a nationally oriented party, to defend Al Watan, the Libyan homeland. I am thinking of a bloc, a grouping that pushes our political ideas ».
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What are the main problems seen by someone who has been at the top of security in Libya for months?
«I’ll tell you right away, but let me anticipate something: in Italy I had absolutely open and cordial meetings. I told everyone that we all have an important opportunity: Prime Minister Mario Draghi, with his competence, his ability, the respect he enjoys in the international community, can be the catalyst for a political process that leads the international community to support the political transition in a correct way. Draghi has a potential for Libya that someone underestimates: I hope he plays it because it will help Italy stabilize a partner, our country, crucial for your security ».
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All the Italian governments, therefore also that of Mario Draghi, consider the conditions in which Libya is a nightmare for the security of the Mediterranean.
«The situation is still very delicate. Organized crime is on the rise. Terrorism is an ever-present threat. And then you in Italy are well aware that migrant smugglers are still very active. All these problems need a strong and stable government to be solved ».
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You have been accused several times in the past of being part of the Muslim Brotherhood, who are ostracized by Egypt and other Arab countries.
«The Muslim Brotherhood participated in the Libyan Dialogue (the UN process that created Libyan institutions, ed.). The Justice and Construction party has accepted the Libyan political agreement: they cannot reject it just because they are the Muslim Brotherhood. The UN and the world interface with them. They have their own influence on the political process in Libya. But now I’m out of the government, I play politics, and I can choose who is with me and who I am with. “
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Will he be a candidate with the Muslim Brotherhood? Or are they the ones who will collaborate with his movement?
“If they want to join my movement as individual citizens they will be welcome. But it is not possible for the whole party to join my movement. I will make my party, with my program, but it will not be the party of the Muslim Brotherhood or anyone else: it will be the party of those who accept our project. And all our alliances will be in the light of the sun ».
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