Saddam Haftar is eyeing the throne in Libya
Summary
Libya’s eastern parliament ratified a maritime agreement with Türkiye on October 20, reversing years of opposition. The article says Saddam Haftar, son of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar, helped secure the vote as part of a bid for the presidency and to win Ankara’s support for a possible U.S.-brokered power-sharing deal.Key Facts
- The House of Representatives in Benghazi ratified the maritime memorandum with Türkiye on October 20.
- The European Union, Greece, Israel and Egypt condemned the ratification.
- The article links the vote to Saddam Haftar’s effort to gain Türkiye’s support for a possible run for Libya’s presidency.
- The United States is trying to broker a power-sharing arrangement between the Tripoli and Benghazi authorities, with Donald Trump adviser Massad Boulos championing the effort.
- The House of Representatives removed its longtime speaker, Aguila Saleh, about two weeks before the vote.
- Lawmakers chose Al-Salhin Abdulnabi, who chaired the chamber’s Libyan-Turkish friendship committee, as Saleh’s successor.
- The article says Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates are lobbying for a deal that could benefit Saddam Haftar.
- The article’s final sentence begins to raise Egypt as an unresolved factor but is cut off in the supplied text.
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