The interim phase has also not managed to bridge the distance between the country’s many components and their rival demands and interests. In short, the elections will reinforce a presidential system in Libya, which helps to explain why the presidential elections are overshadowing the legislative ones. Another reason is that these will be the first presidential elections in Libyan history. Even the last government, the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) elected by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), which might be compared to a constituent assembly, did not have the chance to stabilise. That said, it will have to follow through on a number of critical issues that have been deferred from the current interim phase.

Source: Libya Today December 08, 2021 01:18 UTC