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Libya’s Rival Camps Agree UN-Led Roadmap to Elections Within 24 Months

Representatives of Libya’s rival political parties have signed a UN-led agreement on holding long-delayed national elections within 24 months, including steps to resolve disputes over electoral laws and reform the national elections body.

Libya’s divided political factions have agreed to a new timetable for long‑delayed national elections, signing a UN‑led roadmap that sets a 24‑month window for a vote and promises to tackle disputed electoral rules.

According to reports on 31 August, representatives of rival parties signed the agreement at United Nations‑hosted talks on Sunday. The deal aims to resolve contentious issues around electoral laws and to reform the national elections body, which is responsible for organising and overseeing the vote.

Libya has seen repeated delays to its planned national elections, with disagreements over who can run for office and how the process should be managed contributing to political deadlock. The new roadmap is intended to provide a shared framework for moving forward, although detailed timelines and implementation steps have not been set out in the available material.

For Libyans, a credible election offers a potential path out of years of institutional division. Whether this roadmap succeeds will depend on how far rival authorities and armed actors accept changes to electoral laws and the strengthened role of the national elections body.

Key signals to watch include the formal adoption of legal reforms, concrete steps to restructure the elections commission, and reactions from influential political and security figures who could either support or obstruct the process over the coming two years.

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