Comment on this story Comment Gift Article ShareCAIRO — One of Libya’s top governing bodies elected a new head on Sunday, in a development that could further fracture the country already split between two rival administrations. Takala would take over from former head Khaled el-Meshri, a powerful figure who had been key in negotiations over the country’s election laws. AdvertisementThe international community and the United Nations have repeatedly said that nationwide elections are key to ending the country’s decade-long power vacuum. The country was then for years split between rival administrations in the east and west, each supported by different militias and foreign governments. The powerful commander Khalifa Hifter continues to hold sway in the country’s eastern region, from its main city of Benghazi.

Source: Libya Today August 07, 2023 12:46 UTC