Libya rivals test a new path towards unity, 15 years after Gadaffi downfall
In April, Libya’s rival legislatures agreed for the first time in more than a decade on a budget of 190 billion dinars, almost $30bn, split between the two rival camps in the country. Fifteen years after Muammar Gaddafi’s downfall in Tripoli this week, the United States-backed budget captures both the divisions that shape Libya and an emerging space that could incentivise cooperation between the country’s two authorities.
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- Fact 1: In April, Libya’s rival legislatures agreed for the first time in more than a decade on a budget of 190 billion dinars, almost $30bn, split between the two rival camps in the country.
- Fact 2: The election that worked, once Libya has been in an almost perpetual state of conflict since antigovernment protests broke out in 2011 and were violently crushed by the police and military.
- Fact 3: In August 2011, rebels began the Battle of Tripoli, resulting in Gaddafi’s flight from the capital and the overthrow of his regime.
- Fact 4: The National Transitional Council, which led the 2011 uprising, promised to rule only until Libyans elected a parliament.
In April, Libya’s rival legislatures agreed for the first time in more than a decade on a budget of 190 billion dinars, almost $30bn, split between the two rival camps in the country. Fifteen years after Muammar Gaddafi’s downfall in Tripoli this week, the United States-backed budget captures both the divisions that shape Libya and an emerging space that could incentivise cooperation between the country’s two authorities.
Turkiye and Libya’s Haftar are boosting military ties. Is Egypt worried? Libya electricity blackout protests expose country’s failing grid Protests erupt in Libya’s Tripoli as anger grows over power cuts Huge fire breaks out at Libya’s Zawiya refinery after drone attack The vacuum that emerged following the overthrow of Gaddafi produced rival institutions, recurrent conflict and delayed elections.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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