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General Khalifa Haftar, the head of the military force that controls two thirds of Libya and has its base in Cyrenaica, has suspended himself from his duties as commander of the “Libya National Army”, the militia that created a state in the east of the country. parallel to the Tripoli government.
Haftar’s move comes in view of the elections scheduled for December 24th: on September 8th, the President of Parliament Agila Salah presented to the United Nations a draft electoral law which does not indicate any prohibition on military leaders from running for election. elections.
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