The Electoral Conflict in Libya: Between The Dispute of Postponement and The Return to The Square of Civil War

Abstract

This article aims at identifying the possibility of holding elections as a means of activating the process of rebuilding the modern Libyan state after the civil war. By performing a positive function that helps create opportunities for national dialogue among various political, tribal, social, and even regional actors, without excluding any contributions towards achieving reconciliation and building civil peace. To ensure coexistence among Libyans amidst the failure of all international and regional attempts, and with institutional vacuum due to ongoing war, there are no actual political parties or associations. Here, holding elections remains the realistic and rational option capable of organizing a genuine dialogue and reconciliation.