Despite a nearly two-year-old Political Agreement, Libya remains fraught with numerous challenges, including insecurity, frustration, political dysfunction and economic despair. The HoR and Haftar have demanded that the LPA be modified before they work with the PC and the GNA. The UNSMIL’s new plan seeks to have all Libyan sides work together and reach consensus on a timeline and legislation for a new constitutional referendum and parliamentary and presidential elections. Serraj and Haftar had agreed last July at a France-sponsored meeting on a ceasefire and the holding of general elections in 2018. Salamé noted the new action plan would take at most one year from now, with the final stage being the presidential election.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 21, 2017 16:18 UTC