Libya factions draft initial election pact amid lingering mistrust
A newly-formed committee has signed a preliminary agreement, but divided state institutions and legal voids threaten its execution. Libyan negotiators have agreed to an initial election pact aimed at ending years of political divisions within the country.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Can US, Middle Eastern powers unite Libya 15 years after Gaddafi overthrow?
- Fact 2: One geography, two states: Saudi Arabia’s security approach to Sudan Libya rivals test a new path towards unity, 15 years after Gadaffi downfall Libya’s brain drain, 15 years after Tripoli fell Since 2014, Libya has been divided between two bitterly opposed administrations that separately control the east and west of the country, with repeated United Nations-led efforts to end the crisis.
- Fact 3: The United Nations-backed ‘4+4 committee’ signed the initial draft in Tunis on August 20, with the challenge now in getting other parties in Libya on board.
- Fact 4: Al-Malati claimed that the Government of National Unity-linked members of the ‘4+4’ do not represent the official position of the council.
A newly-formed committee has signed a preliminary agreement, but divided state institutions and legal voids threaten its execution. Libyan negotiators have agreed to an initial election pact aimed at ending years of political divisions within the country.
The agreement covers electoral laws and the restructuring of the national elections commission, moving the process toward a highly complex and delicate implementation phase, experts and officials told Al Jazeera. Can US, Middle Eastern powers unite Libya 15 years after Gaddafi overthrow? One geography, two states: Saudi Arabia’s security approach to Sudan Libya rivals test a new path towards unity, 15 years after Gadaffi downfall Libya’s brain drain, 15 years after Tripoli fell Since 2014, Libya has been divided between two bitterly opposed administrations that separately control the east and west of the country, with repeated United Nations-led efforts to end the crisis.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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