TRIPOLI, Libya - Oil-rich but war-scarred Libya has for years been ruled by two rival governments, but now some analysts see faint signs of progress toward reconciliation between them. Bashagha was suspended on May 16 by the eastern-based parliament, which also announced an investigation against him for unspecified reasons. Tripoli-based interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has meanwhile used the“paralysis of the eastern government to consolidate his grip on political and economic life in Libya”, he said. The head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has said he hopes for an agreement“by mid-June” to hold elections before the end of this year. He told the UN Security Council last month that“intensive consultations have taken place amongst security actors” and said“there has been a new dynamic in Libya”.
