Macron Brokers Libyan Consensus on December Elections
- Agreement comes as the sides meet in Paris to discuss new path
- Repeated efforts to bring stability to Libya have foundered
From left, Khalifa Haftar, Aguila Saleh Issa, Fayez al-Sarraj, and Khaled Mechri attend an International Congress on Libya at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 29.
Photographer: Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images
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Libya’s competing powers reached a “consensus” on holding presidential and parliamentary elections in December, signaling a possible way out of the chaos that has gripped the nation for more than seven years.
The leaders agreed to a statement that called for the “phasing out of parallel governments and institutions” and said that anyone who interferes in the election process “will be held to account.”