TRIPOLI
An independent deputy from Tripoli, Libya, Mahmoud Abdulaziz al-Wurfelli, said on Monday that there was no liberalism or secularism in Libya that the world could understand in a universal sense and that it was out of question to talk about a victory of the liberals in Libya.
Having received official notification from Libya's High Board of Elections that he was elected an independent deputy in Tripoli in elections that took place recently, al-Wurfelli talked to the Anadolu Agency (AA) correspondent on the Libyan elections.
Touching on various international news reports that the liberal parties won the elections in Libya, al-Wurfelli said that they could not talk of liberalism and secularism in a universal sense in Libya and that it was impossible to talk about a victory of the liberals in Libya.
I do know personally that there are many Islamic trends as part of the National Forces Alliance, al-Wurfelli noted.
"The National Forces Alliance is not a single party. The alliance is made up of various parts. There are already some cracks in the alliance," al-Wurfelli stressed.
"The Chairman of the National Forces Alliance, Mahmoud Jibril, was at the forefront during the revolution and was able to successfully promote himself during the elections. As the Islamist parties did not enter the elections with well known names, they could not receive the votes that they expected," al-Wurfelli stated.
"Islamist parties to have the majority"
While Islamist parties did not receive the amount of votes they expected, they will make up the majority in the Libyan parliament, al-Wurfelli underlined.
"Half of the seats at the Libyan parliament will go to the National Forces Alliance. The rest of the seats will go to Islamist parties. It seems that many independent candidates have Islamic tendencies," al-Wurfelli indicated.
"Regardless of who is in majority in the parliament, there is a need for a coalition government which represents whole segments of the society. As a deputy with an Islamic inclination, I do not find it right to see a single political party dominate the whole parliament. We will need to act all together," al-Wurfelli noted.
"Among the issues that wait for the National Congress following the elections are the preparation of the constitution, restructuring of state organizations, strengthening regular army and police force as well as facilitating security. I will provide all possible contributions to solve such problems," al-Wurfelli said.
-Relations with Turkey-
Underlining that Turkey and Libya shared historic and cultural ties, al-Wurfelli stated that he would make personal efforts so Turkey-Libya relations developed further.
"The upcoming term is highly important for Libya and its rebuilding. Turkey will have a crucial role in this process," al-Wurfelli also said.
