(Reuters) - Following are quotes on the unfolding situation in Libya:
GEOFF PORTER, AN INDEPENDENT ANALYST
"He (Gaddafi) has nowhere to go. He is not Ben Ali, he cannot go to Saudi Arabia. There is no option of internal exile like Mubarak in Sharm-el-Sheikh. Possibly the only place he can go is Zimbabwe to hang out with Mugabe."
"So there is no alternative. (If he is pushed from power), he will be like Saddam Husseim and end up hiding in a hole."
"A lot of commentators are expressing surprise that Gaddafi has come out with such force and he has proven himself to be even more brutal than Ben Ali or Mubarak, but to people who know Libya this is not surprising at all. This is, fundamentally, Gaddafi's way of responding to crises."
BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY WILLIAM HAGUE
"The UK is gravely concerned about the situation in Libya which is deplorable and unacceptable."
"We are today summoning the Libyan Ambassador to London to the Foreign Office, to convey in the strongest terms our absolute condemnation of the use of lethal force against demonstrators."
FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN BERNARD VALERO
"Facing extreme repression in the last few days, France is very concerned by the developments in Libya. It calls on the complete end of the violence and the respect of the right to demonstrate peacefully and the right to the freedom of expression and communication."
FORMER RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER YEVGENY PRIMAKOV
"What is happening is a revolutionary outburst organized by non-Islamic groups; it is social in nature.
"This will end differently in different countries. But I think there will be no return to stable authoritarian regimes."
CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL'S SPOKESMAN STEFFEN SEIBERT
"All that (use of force) is to be completely condemned ... The chancellor is personally very upset about this development."
SHADI HAMID, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AT THE BROOKINGS DOHA CENTRE (IN QATAR)
"Where is the compromise solution? It was not available in Egypt or Tunisia and it is likely to be the same in Libya.
"Libya is the most likely candidate for civil war because the government has lost control over part of its own territory.
"Benghazi was lost to the opposition and there are reports of other smaller cities going the same way. It is not something the Gaddafi regime is willing to tolerate."
ALASTAIR NEWTON, POLITICAL ANALYST, NOMURA "We believe that the 11 February ousting of President Mubarak of Egypt is proving to be a pivotal moment in turning turmoil into a tsunami ... The past week has seen unrest spread geographically -- notably to Libya (where regime collapse may be imminent), Bahrain and Iran -- to the point where there does now appear to be a potential threat to oil and gas output.
"Further contagion cannot be ruled out; but we think this will likely be limited to the MENA region for the time being."
SPOKESMAN FOR UN SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON "The Secretary-General reiterates his call for the non-use of force and respect for basic freedoms. Stressing that utmost restraint must be exercised by all concerned, he wishes to reaffirm his conviction that this is the time for broad-based dialogue and for genuine social and political reform."
ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER FRANCO FRATTINI
"Libya now is a matter of serious concern because I think Libya urgently needs to start a process of national reconciliation, peaceful reconciliation, stopping violence, while defending the territorial integrity of Libya. I am extremely concerned about the self-proclamation of the so-called Islamic Emirate of Benghazi. Would you imagine to have an Islamic emirate on the borders of Europe? This would be a really serious threat.
"I am very concerned about the idea of dividing Libya in two ... that would be very dangerous. We Europeans are very concerned about the migratory flow impact that would be one of the consequences of turbulence in North Africa.
"The process of national reconciliation should begin peacefully and lead to the point of a Libyan constitution, that should be a fundamental objective."
FINNISH FOREIGN MINISTER ALEXANDER STUBB
"We're in a situation in Libya where we can only condemn the violence. At the same time it's not our job to change the leader of Libya, it is the job of the leadership of Libya to listen to its people. And to be quite honest, listening to people doesn't mean you should be using a machine gun."
GERMANY DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER WERNER HOYER
On Libyan threat to withdraw cooperation on migrants
"This was unbelievably offtrack, the European Union should not let itself be blackmailed."
LUXEMBOURG FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN ASSELBORN
On Libya and migrant threat
"We can't return to medieval methods, especially after what has happened in Egypt and Tunisia. They (Libya) used snipers to shoot at people who are uttering their free opinion and want more democracy.
"We can't ignore the elementary humanitarian issues and be blackmailed by such a regime. It can't be that we have to stick with a regime that bumps off its own people."
SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT
"If you look at the demographic development, during the next decades, Egypt will be bigger than Russia and there will be two additional Egypts added from the populations of the south of the Mediterranean.
"So the challenges in terms of reforms over the next years and decades are ominous."
BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER NIKOLAI MLADENOV
"Bulgaria is seriously alarmed by the abrupt worsening of the situation in Libya. I call upon the authorities to do everything possible to stop the escalating violence. We also call for national dialogue in the country to answer to the just demands for reforms, thus preserving Libya's territorial integrity."
(Reporting by Peter Apps and David Brunnstrom)
