UN’s Libya envoy warns of fresh conflict if elections are not held

UN special envoy for Libya Jan Kubis (Kay Nietfeld/AP)

The UN special envoy for Libya warned that a failure to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on December 24 could renew division and conflict and thwart efforts to unite the oil-rich North African nation after a decade of turmoil.

Jan Kubis told the UN Security Council that “aborting the drive for elections will be for many be a signal that violence is the only path to power in the country”.