Libya’s protracted crisis, ten years of electoral deadlock

A decade has passed since the last elections were held in Libya, and the country remains mired in a stalemate and deeply divided. Despite several attempts led by the United Nations to stabilize the country, competing centers of power have failed to agree on new elections and a transition to peace. Y...

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Published in:Policy File 2024
Main Authors: Fishman, Ben, Alvaro de Argüelles Lugo, Fitzgerald, Mary, Liga, Aldo, Lovotti, Chiara, Mezran, Karim, Pavia, Alissa
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Corruption in government
Economic conditions
Elections
Government
International relations
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Summary:A decade has passed since the last elections were held in Libya, and the country remains mired in a stalemate and deeply divided. Despite several attempts led by the United Nations to stabilize the country, competing centers of power have failed to agree on new elections and a transition to peace. Yet, the enduring challenges Libya faces extend beyond the political impasse to include governance failures, economic hardships, widespread kleptocracy and corruption, and the spread of militias and armed actors—with external meddling turning the country into a theater for international rivalries. This set of essays, edited by Karim Mezran and Aldo Liga, tracks how the situation in Libya has evolved over the last ten years.