UN secretary general urges calm in Libya as protests spread

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Tripoli sees biggest rallies in years on weekend of demonstrations over political deadlock and living conditions

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has appealed for calm as street demonstrations spread acrossTalks between the Libyan factions in Geneva convened by the UN special adviser Stephanie Williams made progress last week but without agreement on a constitution for the elections.

Williams had hoped that elections slated for December would lead to a changing of the guard in the country, but disputes over the constitution, the eligibility of certain presidential candidates, and the dominance of the old figures who have controlled the political landscape over the past decade led to their cancellation.

This weekend, protesters held their biggest rallies in years in the capital, Tripoli, chanting slogans against Libya’s feuding political elites, while demonstrators blocked off roads in Benghazi and Misrata and set fire to government buildings in Sebha and Qarabuli.

 

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