Incumbent Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, appointed as part of a United Nations-driven peace process, has insisted he will only hand over power to an elected government. The resulting showdown has sparked fears of another conflict — not between east and west, but within Tripoli itself. Since Kadhafi’s fall, Libya has had no fewer than nine governments and two full-scale civil wars — but has yet to organise a presidential election. Despite the failures, Libya expert Jalel Harchaoui said the country had seen progress on many fronts. “Libya hasn’t seen a major exchange of fire since June 2020,” he said.

Source: Libya Today February 17, 2022 07:04 UTC