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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

UN secretary general urges calm in Libya as protests spread

Protesters in Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli on Friday
Protesters in Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli on Friday. Photograph: Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has appealed for calm as street demonstrations spread across Libya in protest over power cuts and the failure to hold national elections.

Talks between the Libyan factions in Geneva convened by the UN special adviser Stephanie Williams made progress last week but without agreement on a constitution for the elections.

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