The risk of having a really poorly prepared election, that doesn’t engage the public, that can’t produce security guarantees, […] the risk of doing that is far greater than a planned postponement
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The growing rift between CP Chairman Mohammed el-Menfi and Dbeibah flared up, with el-Menfi jumping on a flimsy excuse to suspend Minister al-Mangoush
They see the lack of consensus on the electoral law merely as a difficult detail. They dismiss it with phrases like ‘a country like Libya will never have perfect elections.
Tarek Megerisi thinks it is extremely important that the elections in Libya would be conducted correctly
It’s kind of hard to be president of a country when you can’t do anything with the public
Tarek Megerisi doubts that the former Libyan dictator’s son running for office will win
I think now they are having to pay the consequences of that very short sighted approach to the issue
Hugh Lovatt describes the EU policy’s on Western Sahara as one viewed “exclusively through the prism of its relations with Rabat.”
France and Europe have witnessed how Russia has thrown its weight around militarily in Syria, Libya […] they are concerned about greater Russian control, and greater exertion of Russian influence
Frankly, it’s just about a somewhat functioning government and a few reforms. Not the kind of comprehensive reforms we were talking about six months ago.
Almost everywhere in Europe, the Libyan government will now be given some time, says Julien Barnes-Dacey
It’s more and more unlikely by the day. There just isn’t enough time.
What happened was not a sincere effort to defend Tunisia from an imminent threat. But neither was it a well-planned coup to take advantage of local discontent and seize absolute powers.
He would win with a small majority, and the revolutionary groups would start an immediate war
Russia has leverage over Haftar, but forcing through a Saif al-Islam candidacy would be a “massive mistake” thinks Tarek Megerisi