Libya’s main rivals have agreed to hold elections in a bid to preserve stability in the country and unify institutions, the UN said. The two sides agreed “on the need to end the transitional phase through general elections and on ways to preserve the stability of #Libya and unify its institutions,” the UNSMIL tweeted. In May last year, Serraj and Haftar, met in Paris under the auspices of President Emmanuel Macron of France and agreed to hold elections in December 2018 but the plan failed. In November, at the Palermo conference held as part of Italy’s efforts to snatch an agreement for elections, Haftar refused to attend the main conference and held separate talks with envoys from foreign countries. At their meeting in the UAE, the two rivals did not set any date for the elections.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 01, 2019 11:48 UTC