Libya’s Rival Camps Agree on a Roadmap Towards Elections

Libya’s rival political factions have reached a new agreement aimed at paving the way for presidential and parliamentary elections within two years.

The agreement was reached through a UN-backed process involving representatives from Libya’s competing political institutions.

The proposed roadmap seeks to address the institutional disputes that have kept the North African country politically divided for years.

Libya has struggled with political fragmentation and competing centres of authority since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

The new agreement offers a possible route towards reunifying the country’s political institutions.

Monafrika Take: The biggest question is whether Libya’s rival factions can turn the agreement into an actual election timetable and peaceful transfer of power.