Elections are not the panacea for Libya’s illsHafed Al-GhwellShort Url https://arab.news/9p3vvDespite the aspirations of a traumatized, war-weary Libyan populace, and well-intentioned posturing by the international community, promoting the December elections as a foregone conclusion was the height of credulity. This is not the first time that one development or other has been touted as the panacea for Libya's post-2011 ills. However, the rush by an increasingly impatient international community to achieve any semblance of progress has resulted in a fundamentally flawed process. Most of the alarm surrounding the delay is from an international community that had bet on the election taking place without interruption. It can only be hoped that by postponing the elections, more time will be afforded for a recalibration of global efforts in Libya.

Source: Libya Today December 18, 2021 22:09 UTC