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After multiple failed attempts over the past ten years to establish a democracy for Libya using elections as the starting point, it is time for the United Nations to rethink its approach, writes Amanda Kadlec.

Libya's Sabha witnessed fierce clashes between forces belonging to Khalifa Haftar and the national unity government early Tuesday

An elections committee set up by parliament recommends the establishment of a new government before any new polling date

The December 24 polls are a result of an UN-sponsored agreement reached in neighbouring Tunisia in November last year.

The head of the High National Elections Commission, Imad al-Sayeh, announced on Sunday that the commission "does not have any technical problem in - Report on The Eastern Herald

The Libyan government said Sunday it is ready to hold the country's presidential election as planned later this month despite uncertainty

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi's appeal against disqualification for the Dec. 24 vote was delayed for days as fighters blocked off the court

Jan Kubis of Slovakia has quit the post of UN special envoy for Libya just weeks before a landmark election, which the international body hopes will bring peace to a nation rocked by over a decade of violence.

Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah supported the holding of a national election on Dec.24 as envisaged in a U.N.-backed peace plan. The situation - Report on The Eastern Herald

In this Special Report on the Libya Elections we examine the entrance of militant leaders into the political scene as the country recovers from several decades of Gaddafi’s rule. This 2012 Quarterly Special Report features five articles and a timeline commissioned by The Jamestown Foundation. The report looks ahead at some of the key actors shaping the internal struggle for …