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Winners and losers in Libya’s political deal

A major political settlement in Libya has recently been agreed to after lengthy complicated negotiations. But unless the outcome is viewed as a win-win game, it could end up being just another round of empty talks.

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Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs in Libya Stephanie Williams gestures as she speaks during a press conference in Geneva on Feb. 5, 2021, following the election of a new interim government for Libya during the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum. Libyan delegates at UN-led talks outside Geneva made the surprise choice of Abdul Hamid Dbeibah as prime minister of a transitional unity government to take the war-ravaged country through to elections in December. — FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images

Libya finally has a prime minister and Presidential Council. Whether this will bring unity and peace to the divided, war-torn country is another matter.

Credit for this positive development goes to Stephanie Williams, acting United Nations envoy and head of its Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). 

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