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Libyan leadership rivals form blocs in U.N. process
Candidates have promised not to run for office in the national elections planned for Dec. 24 and to step down from any other posts they hold if they win office through the U.N. process. In Tripoli cafes this week, customers appeared jaded with a political process that has remained dominated by the figures who have already held major roles in the recent past.Reuters | Tripoli | Updated: 04-02-2021 20:45 IST | Created: 04-02-2021 20:45 IST
Potential leaders of a new Libyan interim government tried to form into competing blocs on Thursday that could win backing from participants in U.N.-backed talks after publicly auditioning for top roles. The process is part of a U.N plan that envisages national elections at the end of the year as a political solution to Libya s decade of chaos, violence and division.
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Potential leaders of a new Libyan interim government joined in competing blocs on Thursday to seek backing from participants in U.N.-backed talks after publicly auditioning for top roles.
FILE PHOTO: Overview of the first day of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum at an undisclosed location, Switzerland, February 1, 2021. Violaine Martin/U.N. Photo/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
The process is part of a U.N plan that envisages national elections at the end of the year as a political solution to Libya’s decade of chaos.
Although the process represents the biggest peacemaking effort for years, it is fraught with risk as heavily armed groups watch their allies and rivals vying for political power.