BackgroundLibya Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, convened under UN auspices in 2020–21, was designed to end years of civil conflict by establishing a unified transitional authority and paving the way for national elections. His candidacy alone, she suggested, was sufficient to undermine public confidence in the process among large segments of Libyan society. When he entered the race regardless, the effect was not simply political — it was corrosive to the very legitimacy of the dialogue process itself. Without it, public faith in the political process — already grievously damaged — will continue to erode. Whether those lessons will be heeded in any future political process remains, for now, unanswered.

Source: Libya Today February 15, 2026 17:05 UTC