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Libya's FM signals elections could be delayed

Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush said the Dec. 24 elections could be postponed if lawmakers fail to agree on the electoral law.

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Libya's Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush attends a meeting of Libya's neighbors as part of international efforts to reach a political settlement to the country's conflict, in the Algerian capital Algiers, on Aug. 30, 2021. — RYAD KRAMDI/AFP via Getty Images

Libya's foreign minister hinted on Tuesday at the possibility that nationwide elections scheduled for the end of the year could be postponed if lawmakers in the North African country fail to agree on a legal framework. 

“As a government, we have put in place everything required to move towards elections, providing financial, logistical and material support to the elections commission,” Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush told reporters in the Algerian capital Algiers on Tuesday. 

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