Leaders from several countries gathered in Paris on Friday for a conference on Libya and threatened sanctions against those they termed "spoilers" of scheduled December 24 presidential elections. Merkel was among world leaders who called for support for the scheduled electionsSupport for December 24 elections from world powersA statement after the conference called in part for "all Libyan stakeholders to mobilize resolutely in favor of the organization of free, fair, inclusive and credible presidential and legislative elections on December 24, 2021." This could threaten to undo the broader UN-brokered peace process. Watch video 02:07 Libyan peace talks held in BerlinThe peace process hopes to unite a divided society and its long-partitioned state institutions. Russia and Turkey sent low-level representatives to the Paris conference on LibyaTurkey's government is concerned that France will seek the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Libya.

Source: Libya Today November 12, 2021 19:33 UTC