As controversy over the upcoming Libyan elections threatens to rekindle clashes between warring factions, the strategy Turkey will follow in the run-up to the vote will be of greater significance.
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah announced his presidential bid on Nov. 21 for the Dec. 24 presidential election, joining other contenders including former eastern-based commander Khalifa Hifter, Saadi Gadhafi, a son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, and Aguila Saleh, speaker of the House of Representatives.