TRIPOLI
A draft proposal put forth by UN envoy Bernardino Leon to end Libya's political crisis has invited criticism from political parties in capital Tripoli.
The Tripoli-based parliament said that it rejects the proposal by the UN envoy.
The General National Congress "completely rejects the draft proposal as it does not provide an objective, comprehensive, balanced solution," parliament spokesman Omar Humaidan said at a press conference.
Unveiled by Leon on Monday, the draft calls for a two-year transitional period and respecting results of parliamentary election.
The proposal also calls for extending the mandate of the country's constitution-drafting assembly.
Humaidan called on the UN mission to "stand at equal distance from all parties and reconsider the mechanism of its operations to support the political course in Libya."
The Justice and Building Party was also critical of the proposal.
"The draft is shocking and disappointing," the party said in a statement.
"[The draft] ignores all the initiatives and opinions put forward during the [UN-sponsored] dialogue," it said, going on to call on the UN envoy to withdraw "the flawed and unbalanced draft".
Libya has remained in a state of turmoil since a bloody uprising ended the decades-long rule of strongman Muammar Gaddafi in late 2011.
Since then, the country's stark political divisions have yielded two rival seats of government, each with its own institutions and military capacities.
Vying for legislative authority are the Tobruk-based House of Representatives and the Islamist-led General National Congress, which convenes in Tripoli.
The two assemblies support two rival governments respectively headquartered in the two cities.
