Despite the intensification of the bombing strikes on what the pro “Dignity Operation” claim to be terrorist targets, retired General Hafter, who survived an attempt on his life last Wednesday, seems unable to achieve his campaign’s goal. A dialogue backchannel has been opened through a delegation of tribal wise men and the Benghazi Crisis Management Committee to talk with Ansar Al-Sharia and the 17 February brigades who still control Benghazi. Politically, the decision of the Supreme Court ruling, on Sunday, that Ahemd Maetig’s election as prime minister by the General National Congress was unconstitutional is not entirely good news for General Hafter and the anti-GNC camp. The opposition backed by General Hafter were hoping to stall the political process, topple the GNC, and prevent the next parliamentary elections (25 June) from taking place. Ahemd Maetig’s acceptance of the Supreme Court’s ruling has de-escalated the crisis. The pro-Maetig camp in the GNC could now re-nominate him or present another candidate.
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