Libyan Forum Agrees on Way to Select Transitional Government
Libyans cast their ballots during the second round of municipal elections, at a voting center in the Andalus neighborhood of Tripoli, on Jan. 7.
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Libyan factions approved a method of selecting a new transitional government, a potential watershed for the OPEC member roiled by years of conflict and division.
Some 73% of representatives voting at United Nations-convened political discussions in Geneva backed the proposal, the UN Support Mission in Libya said Tuesday in a statement. While meetings last year led to setting a December 2021 election date, agreeing a mechanism for assembling a unified government to rule until then has hit obstacles.