CAIRO (AP) — A senior U.N. official for Libya on Saturday condemned the storming of the parliament’s headquarters by angry demonstrators as part of protests in several cities against the political class and deteriorating economic conditions. The failure to hold the vote was a major below to international efforts to bring peace to the Mediterranean nation. It has opened a new chapter in its long-running political impasse, with two rival governments now claiming power after tentative steps toward unity in the past year. READ MORE: Tripoli and rival parliament announce Libya cease-fireThe protesters, frustrated from years of chaos and division, have called for the removal of the current political class and elections to be held. 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 July 03, 2022 11:32 UTC