The UN's new special envoy for Libya warned Tuesday that the first anniversary of the postponed elections was fast approaching and that further postponement of the polls could lead the country to even greater instability, putting it "at risk of partition. Oil-rich Libya plunged into chaos after a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. He warned that further prolonging the elections "will make the country even more vulnerable to political, economic, and security instability" and could risk partition. And he urged Security Council members to "join efforts to encourage Libyan leaders to work with determination to hold elections as soon as possible. This "means that there will be no inclusive national elections or unification of Libyan state bodies in the short term," he said.

Source: Libya Today November 17, 2022 03:38 UTC