TRIPOLI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Libya's eastern-based army on Sunday expressed readiness to secure any elections in the country.
The General Command of the Arab Libyan Armed Forces affirmed that it is concerned with the protection of the democratic process and the peaceful transfer of power, said a statement of the army's information office.
It confirms readiness to secure any electoral process in the country by protecting polling stations in areas under the control of the army, the statement said.
In May, France hosted a meeting with the participation of different Libyan parties to end the political crisis in the country.
The parties agreed to hold and commit themselves to presidential and parliamentary elections slated for Dec. 10.
Despite signing a UN-sponsored peace agreement by the Libyan political parties in 2015, Libya remains politically divided between eastern and western governments, both competing for legitimacy.
