Placeholder while article actions loadGENEVA — Two senior Libyan officials began two days of talks Tuesday on constitutional arrangements for elections, the latest U.N. effort to bridge gaps between the country’s rivals. According to the United Nations, the talks will focus on a draft constitutional framework for elections after Libya’s rival factions failed to reach an agreement in their last round of talks in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. The criteria for a presidential candidacy were a contentious point in the talks, according to Libyan media. There are growing tensions on the ground, and sporadic clashes between rival militias recently erupted in Tripoli. The country was then for years split between rival administrations in the east and west, each supported by different militias and foreign governments.

Source: Libya Today June 28, 2022 10:13 UTC