Scheduled for Friday, the vote is meant to cap a United Nations-led peace process after a decade of conflict. But it has been beset by deep divisions over its legal basis, who may stand and court challenges against prominent candidates. On Monday, 17 hopefuls issued a joint statement in which they implicitly acknowledged that a delay was inevitable. The group urged the electoral commission to "reveal the reasons why there will be no election on the date set", and called on it to "publish a final list of candidates". Multiple observers have predicted a delay, but just days ahead of the vote, there has been no official announcement.

Source: Libya Today December 20, 2021 12:19 UTC