Libya’s GNA to collapse on Brotherhood’s dispute with al-Sarraj

Asmaa El-Batakoushy

Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA), and his advisors are confused due to growing criticism from his pro-Muslim Brotherhood allies, who decry the way he runs the country.

Al-Sarraj has been in a conflict with the governor of Libya’s central bank as they accused one another of failure that has led to the deterioration of the living standards of Libyans.

Al-Sarraj accused the central bank’s governor of controlling the country’s monetary policy. In a statement, he called for unifying the Central Bank of Libya, which has been divided since 2014 into two units: one in Tripoli and the other in Bayda.

Meanwhile, the central bank’s governor has said in a statement that al-Sarraj attributed the suspension of selling foreign currencies a halt of oil production and as well as exports in addition to the shutdown of the banking system in Benghazi.

For his part, al-Habib al-Amin, ambassador of the Libya’s Government of National Accord to Malta, said that GNA failed in all fields due to a lack of vision and strategy.  

Al-Amin added in a statement that al-Sarraj should be aware of what is happening to avoid losing his legitimacy and to be kicked out of the political scene, pointing out that the people are not proud of the government.

Moreover, it has been rather obvious from statements made by Islamist politicians that Islamists are not pleased with the performance of the Fayez al-Sarraj-led government. For instance, Mahmoud Abdul Aziz, a member of the Justice and Construction Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, is not pleased with the Government of National Accord’s forces on the military battlefield in Tripoli.

Abdullah al-Rafady, the head of the National Front Party, said that shaky hands cannot lead a war, noting that the Fayez al-Sarraj-led government “is not pursuing victory”.