Libya is less than a month from elections seen as crucial to ending its long-running civil war, but deep political divisions could provoke a delay or even fresh violence. But despite a year of relative calm since an October 2020 ceasefire, Libya's deep political divisions remain. But as forces led by Haftar -- himself a presidential candidate -- dominate eastern Libya and much of the sparsely populated south, the Tripoli-based administration admitted it could do little 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 10:16 UTC