The GNU pushing forward with activating the RNIC with the aim to explore public opinion regarding vital national issues and political options in Libya.
Tripoli_ Looking forward to implement plebiscites as a means of knowing public opinion with regard to vital national issues and political options in Libya, a meeting brought together the head of the High Council of State, Mohamed Takala, and the Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs at the GNU in Tripoli, Mr. Walid Al-Lafi.
They discussed how to employ modern technologies and techniques to survey the opinions of the Libyan people in order to achieve the success of the upcoming polls and referendums, according to a statement the State Council on Facebook.
The statement said both men discussed the latest political developments at the local and international levels, and ways to enhance cooperation between the committees of the High Council of State and the government.
On his part, Al-Lafi stressed the keenness of the Dabbiaba’s government to “build a positive, integrated relationship with the committees of the High Council of State, and coordinate with the members of the Council to determine the priorities and services that the regions need in a way that meets the aspirations of citizens.”
Mr. Al-Lafi’s and Mr. Takala’s meeting on Wednesday comes as a follow up to a meeting between Mr. Dabbiaba and the head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Al-Menfi, in October during which they agreed to activate the somewhat “controversial” Referendum and National Inquiry Commission (RNIC).
On 14 November, the Benghazi Court of Appeal ruled to suspend the implementation of the Presidential Council’s decision to establish the RNIC as well as the appointing of a council to manage it, according to a copy of the ruling published by the Parliament-appointed government in eastern Libya.
According to its head, Usama Hammad, the newly established commission is a parallel body to that of the High National Election Commission (HNEC), adding that the goal of the RNIC could be to sidestep the accomplishment of the general national elections that are long overdue.