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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Envoy: Signs of Libya’s Partition Grow, Election Needed

People walk in Martyrs' Square, Tripoli, Libya, September 22, 2021. (Reuters)

The UN special envoy for Libya warned Friday that signs of partition are already evident in Libya and urged influential nations to pressure the country's rival leaders to urgently finalize the constitutional basis for elections.

The first anniversary of the vote’s postponement is coming up later in December, said Abdoulaye Bathily, who stressed that if there is no resolution, an alternative way should be found to hold elections.

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