Western officials have talked up a UN-led peace process and insist on “inclusive” and “credible” elections starting on December 24, despite serious disputes over how they should be held. The United Nations has said that nine international organisations have sought accreditations to observe the conduct of the vote. But as forces led by Haftar — himself a presidential hopeful — dominate eastern Libya and much of the sparsely populated south, there was little the Tripoli-based administration could do to intervene. On Tuesday, Interior Minister Khaled Mazen warned that the presidential election might have to be delayed if “violations” threatening the electoral process do not stop. “Nobody seriously has any illusion that security will be guaranteed at every voting station in Libya,” Harchaoui said.

Source: Libya Today December 01, 2021 10:44 UTC