Whether or not elections are held then, and whether the second round and parliamentary elections are held in February will matter significantly. But more importantly, how various domestic and foreign actors act in the period following elections matters even more. And, deliberately, no contingencies were made for a scenario whereby elections are delayed in order to force them to be held. There is a real risk of a crisis in Libya no matter whether elections are held or not. Therefore, Libyans are not even entirely clear about what they’ll be voting for when elections are held.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 16, 2021 16:12 UTC