"The mission welcomes the progress achieved on the principles, criteria, and timeline that should govern the interim period leading to the appointment of a new governor and board of directors for the Central Bank. However, it regrets that the two parties have yet to reach a final agreement," UNSMIL said via the social media platform X.
There are two governments in Libya that do not recognize each other. The first, the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, operates in Tripoli. The second, with powers from the House of Representatives, is based in Benghazi and led by Osama Hammad.
Since the overthrow and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has ceased to function as a unified state. In recent years, there has been a standoff between the authorities in Tripoli in the west of the country and the authorities in the east, which were supported by the Libyan National Army under the command of Marshal Khalifa Haftar. In 2021, the UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Geneva elected a transitional executive authority until general elections, which have not yet been held.