Top UN advisor: Libyans want peace and an elected govt

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The Libyan people want to end a decade of violence and elect a government, showing “zero appetite” for further conflict despite a renewed political standoff, the UN’s top in-country official told AFP. Speaking as concerns mount over the sustainability of a 17-month-old ceasefire, Stephanie Williams also insisted that deepening fractures, including a re-emergence of rival governments, can be “worked through”. “Most Libyans really want to put an end to 11 years of chaos, division and war – and do so in a peaceful way by going to the ballot box,” Williams said. Libya was meant to hold elections l…

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