Stakeholders in the Libyan conflict agreed Tuesday in Paris to hold elections on December 10 as France and UN push to end seven years of instability. The conference, the second sponsored by President Macron after a previous meeting in July 2017, aimed at getting agreement between rival parties haggling over the country’s control. Under the final statement adopted Tuesday, the parties also agreed in principle to finalize constitution laws and to approve them by September 16. The North African country descended into chaos in the wake of the NATO-backed revolt, which toppled leader Muammar Gaddafi. Serraj hailed the agreement but noted that challenges still stand and will stand on the road to the elections.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 30, 2018 13:07 UTC