Libya’s Political Process Regains Momentum, but Window for Action Is Narrowing, UN Envoy Warns

Libya has been mired in political dysfunction since the collapse of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011, which shattered State institutions and triggered recurring struggles over legitimacy and power.

The country’s current stalemate pits the UN-recognised Government of National Unity in the capital Tripoli against eastern-based authorities backed by the House of Representatives and General Haftar’s Libyan National Army – a split that deepened after planned elections in December 2021 were postponed…