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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
Libya’s election commission on Saturday delayed publication of a final list of candidates for a presidential election scheduled in less than two weeks. It is just the latest twist in a UN-led effort targeting December 24 presidential polls intended to help the oil-rich North African country move past a decade of violence. The process has been undermined by bitter divisions over the legal basis for the elections, their dates, and who should be allowed to run, with a string of controversial figures stepping forward. Publication of the final candidate list is supposed to mark the formal start of …