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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

UNBELIEVABLE: Un warns libya could be divided again urges 2022 elections - The Untold Story

People cross a street at Martyrs Square in Tripoli, Libya, July 5, 2021. (Reuters)

The United Nations' political chief warned Wednesday that Libya could again see two rival administrations and a return to instability, calling for elections as soon as possible to unify the oil-rich North African nation.

Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo told the UN Security Council she is encouraged by support for a UN initiative to convene a joint committee from Libya's rival House of Representatives and High State Council with a goal of reaching agreement by both bodies “on a constitutional basis that would lead to elections this year.”

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