Libya's plans to hold national elections are in doubt as the country breaks down into regions controlled by local faction leaders — including the son of the former dictator. Libya was supposed ...

The High National Elections Commission (HNEC) has reminded candidates in the upcoming municipal elections to submit the ...

CAIRO — The first round of Libya’s much-anticipated presidential election will not proceed on Friday as previously planned, a parliamentary election committee announced Wednesday, solidifying ...

But observers say the fighting and ensuing protests may also offer a renewed chance to break the country's political gridlock.It may be comparatively calm this week but Libya's western capital Tripoli ...

For more than a year now, Libya has been hurtling toward a long-awaited presidential election scheduled for Friday, the 70th anniversary of the country’s independence. But with just a few days ...

Bathily has called current action taken "an important step forward, though not sufficient to resolve the most contested issues and enable successful elections." The U.N. special envoy for Libya ...

Libya on Tuesday set a date for parliamentary elections in a move intended to stave off the possibility of civil war, even as the U.S. military remained poised to evacuate Americans amid ...

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Libya's Instability Will Worsen Further Without a Unified Government and Elections, UN Envoy Says UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official in Libya warned Tuesday that the political ...

The UN has presented a plan to Libya to help it organize elections, unify competing governments and overhaul its institutions, the UN envoy to the troubled country told the Security Council Monday.

The main obstacles to elections in Libya are the current political elite, who stand to lose power. The UN must bypass them if the country is to renew its political legitimacy Libyans demonstrate ...