And so, in his speech today, the general explained that the December elections are “the only way to get Libya out of chaos”. The regime fell Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya plunged into a long period of bloody violence and struggles between rival powers in the east and west of the country. The rivals – Last weekend, the son of the ex Rai’s, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, has formalized his candidacy for the presidency of the country. However, it remains to be seen whether, with what consent and by whom, the colonel’s second son will really arrive at the elections. He was detained in Zintan prison until July 2016 and a Libyan court sentenced him to death on charges of genocide.

Source: Libya Today November 30, 2021 10:15 UTC