U.N. special envoy for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily on Monday announced plans to crack down on the nation's rival political factions in negotiations to ensure long-postponed elections occur.
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Diplomacy has for years focused on the election of a new president and parliament as key to resolving years of conflict but Libya's rival political bodies have repeatedly failed to agree on rules. Addressing the United Nations Security Council Bathily said proposed electoral laws agreed this month by a committee drawn from Libya's two legislative bodies was "an important step forward". But he added that it was "not sufficient to resolve the most contested issues and enable successful elections",
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