The Turkish newspaper, “Yeni Şafak”, reported that the resignation of the UN envoy to Libya, “Jan Kubis” from his position, will be effective starting next Friday; This makes the position vacant in light of international disputes over his successor, just two weeks before the date of the presidential elections.
In an article on Tuesday, the newspaper added that there are several names nominated to succeed Kubis, including the British Kay, the Zimbabwean Zninga and the American Stephanie Williams, wondering if Guterres would keep Kubis in Geneva instead of Tripoli; To save the elections from collapse?
The newspaper referred to a previous dispute by international parties over naming a UN envoy to Libya to succeed the former “envoy” Ghassan Salameh, who did not name his successor until 10 months after his resignation, pointing out that Libya does not have time to wait months to choose a UN alternative, especially with fateful elections that will lead To end the crisis or the cycle of violence.
The newspaper pointed out that the United Nations is certain that leaving the position vacant will have negative effects on the Libyan scene, and the international division over the personality who will succeed Kubis, especially with the divergence of positions between the actors.
The United Nations announced, on Monday, the appointment of the American “Stephanie Williams” as a special advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Libya, to start her work from Tripoli in the coming days, after the Secretary-General of the United Nations rejected the proposal to let Jan Kubis stay, Kubis submitted his resignation from his position during election period.
