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US praises east-west Libyan agreement on holding elections
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US praises east-west Libyan agreement on holding elections

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Representatives from eastern and western Libya agreed under UN auspices to work toward presidential and legislative elections within two years.
  • US Africa adviser Massad Boulos and the European Union welcomed the pact as a step toward unified institutions and a stable Libya.
  • Several Libyan authorities, political groups, militias and elders’ councils rejected the agreement, citing a lack of transparency and participation.

The United States has welcomed an agreement between Libya’s rival eastern and western camps to pursue presidential and legislative elections within two years.

US Africa adviser Massad Boulos called the agreement an encouraging step in Libya’s political process. He praised the parties for their constructive engagement and for reaching agreement on key issues, while urging them to move quickly from signing the pact to implementing it.

The signing marks an encouraging step forward in Libya's political process.

— Massad BoulosThe US Africa adviser welcomed the agreement in a post on X.

The agreement was signed under the auspices of the UN mission in Libya on Sunday. It follows repeated failed attempts to hold elections and is intended to support institutional and political unification after years of division.

The European Union delegation in Libya and the diplomatic missions of EU member states also endorsed the deal. In a joint statement, they called it an important step toward unified institutions and conditions for fair elections.

Now is the time to build on this momentum through real progress in implementing the agreement and achieving further movement toward national elections, unified institutions and a stable and prosperous Libya.

— Massad BoulosBoulos urged the parties to implement the deal and continue toward national elections.

The pact has faced opposition inside Libya. Presidential Council leader Mohamed Menfi said it lacked the transparency required for any UN-led process. Mohamed Takala, president of the High Council of State, rejected the document because all Libyan parties and institutions had not taken part in drafting and approving it. Authorities, political parties, militias and councils of elders also opposed the signature.

The agreement sets aside part of an earlier UNSMIL roadmap presented to the UN Security Council in August 2025. That plan had called for elections within 18 months of its presentation. Libya has remained institutionally divided since 2014, with Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah’s Government of National Unity controlling the west and forces aligned with Marshal Khalifa Haftar controlling the east.

It does not have the transparency that must govern any process led by the United Nations.

— Mohamed MenfiThe head of Libya’s Presidential Council criticized the agreement.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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