Share:Conflict could result from any failure to hold Libya's presidential and parliamentary elections as scheduled, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' outgoing special envoy warned on Wednesday. The aspiration and determination of the majority of Libyans to participate in the presidential and parliamentary elections as candidates or voters must be fulfilled," added Kubis. Nearly 100 candidates have registered to run in Libya’s presidential elections, including transitional Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, renegade general Khalifa Haftar, and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former strongman leader Muammar Gaddafi. The presidential and parliamentary elections are set to take place under an UN-sponsored agreement reached by Libyan political rivals last November. Libyans hope that the upcoming elections will contribute to ending an armed conflict that has plagued the oil-rich country for years.

Source: Libya Today November 24, 2021 23:04 UTC