The Libyan parliamentary committee, tasked to follow up on the High National Elections Commission’s work to prepare for December 24 vote, has said it has become impossible to hold the presidential elections on Friday as scheduled.
The widely expected announcement was the first official statement that the vote would not happen, amid mounting challenges and calls for a delay.
The Libyan election commission had failed to name a final list of candidates, and it disbanded electoral committees late on Tuesday.
Fears have been growing that a looming political vacuum will lead to renewed violence and economic chaos in the country and the first signs were on Tuesday as armed brigades blocked many roads in Tripoli for hours before retreating to their camps in the evening.
