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Protracted Political Impasse Further Polarising Libya, UN Told

The UN-appointed Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, last week convened a second round of consultations of the Joint Committee of the House of Representatives and High State Council, in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, reviewing a reformed constitution for a democratic way forward for Libya..

The delegations reached agreement on several areas, including basic rights and freedoms; the structure and powers of a two-tier new parliament; and the prerogatives of the president and prime minister.
 
UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the UN Security Council that despite UN efforts, political, economic and security deadlocks continue in Libya.

While the 2020 ceasefire continues to hold. DiCarlo stated that the security situation "remains fragile".

She drew attention to clashes in the capital on May 17,2022, following the recent political crisis which began in March 2022 that saw the eastern parliament select a new government. The incumbent UN and internationally-backed prime minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah however, refused to step aside..

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Tripoli's central business district (file photo).

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