The elections are envisaged as a key moment in a U.N.-backed peace process to end a decade of violent chaos that has drawn in regional powers and undermined Mediterranean stability since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Muammar Gaddafi. The wrangling threatens to unravel the wider peace process, which also includes efforts to unify long-divided state institutions and to pull out foreign mercenaries who remain entrenched along frontlines despite a ceasefire. Story continuesThe U.N. Security Council has previously agreed sanctions against Libyan political figures for their role in the conflict. "They are obviously waiting to ambush and try to derail the electoral process," the official said. Turkey, which fears France wants to accelerate the departure of Turkish forces from Libya, has joined Moscow in sending lower level representatives.

Source: Libya Today November 12, 2021 23:56 UTC