Libyans demonstrate in Tripoli, calling for elections

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Libyans demonstrate in Tripoli, calling for elections

STORY: Libyans demonstrate in Tripoli, calling for elections DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:23 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the demonstration 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): FAYROUZ SLEEPY, Libyan citizen STORYLINE: Demonstrations were held on Friday at Martyrs Square in Tripoli, rejecting the extension of the transitional stages, calling for the overthrow of Parliament with its recent decisions, and the acceleration of the establishment of the electoral process. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): FAYROUZ SLEEPY, Libyan citizen "The reason for our existence today is that we want to prove that we are determined to establish a civil state. What is currently taking place is an assault on the right of the Libyan people from an illegitimate parliament and illegitimate bodies and an attempt to introduce overturned bodies and return to the rule of the military and dictatorship to Libya. This is completely rejected." The demonstration coincided with the demonstrations in other cities including Mis

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