UN urges Libya rivals to agree in road map to elections soon

UNITED NATIONS, 30 October 2022, (TON): The Security Council voted unanimously Friday to extend the UN political mission in Libya for a year and urged key institutions and parties in the divided north African country to agree on a road map to deliver presidential and parliamentary elections as soon as possible.

The resolution adopted by the UN’s most powerful body urged dialogue, compromise and constructive engagement aimed at forming a unified Libyan government able to govern across the country and representing the whole people of Libya.

Libya plunged into chaos after a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Muammar Qaddafi in 2011. The oil-rich nation has been split between rival administrations in the east and west, each backed by rogue militias and foreign governments.

In response, the country’s east-based parliament appointed a rival prime minister, Fathy Bashagha, who has for months sought to install his government in Tripoli.

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