The United Nations is scrambling to manage the postponement of Libya’s presidential elections, which are due to take place on 24 December, as fears grow that a looming political vacuum will lead to renewed violence and economic chaos. A dispute between two Libyan bodies over responsibility for the delay has meant the announcement of the delay has itself been postponed. He also pointedly told Dbeibah he should not use the interim premiership as a base to campaign for the presidency. As a result, it became increasingly likely that the elections, without any consensus on their basis, would lead to a disputed outcome. She previously tried to go round the roadblock of the existing political class by appointing a 75-strong Libya political dialogue forum, but the credibility of that body fell apart soon after her departure.

Source: Libya Today December 31, 2021 09:47 UTC