Journalist Ariane Lavreau said in an article for the Swiss newspaper Luton that fears of a new war in Tripoli are escalating, in light of the intensification of the crisis and the blockage of the political horizon in the country.

The journalist explained that what complicates the matter is the end of the mandate of the national unity government this Tuesday, without the existence of any elections that produce an elected political alternative.

A harsh political situation - as the journalist says - in which retired Major General Khalifa Haftar controls the east, and the former Minister of Interior in the unity government, Fathi Bashagha, runs his government, which was sworn in on March 3, 2022 before the House of Representatives, which was held in Tobruk (east), while he decided Prime Minister of the internationally recognized government Abdel Hamid Dabaiba stay in power west, until new elections are organized.

Military tension reached a peak in the region between forces loyal to Haftar and Bashagha, who want to enter Tripoli, but forces loyal to Dabaiba vow to defend the capital until the last breath.


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The report also talked about the crisis of the economy and services that Libya suffers from, and quoted Libyan citizens as saying that electricity cuts for homes reach about 7 hours a day, as the infrastructure for electricity services is dilapidated, and has been neglected during the past decade.

Note that Libya - as the article explains - possesses the largest oil reserves in the African continent, but it imports 80% of diesel, and pays a huge budget for the global market, due to the lack of oil refineries.

The journalist explained that the chaos in Libya made the military elites get richer, while the rest of the population was getting poorer, especially with the deterioration of the value of the Libyan dinar, and the spread of corruption and unemployment.

According to the International Monetary Fund, the inflation rate in Libya rose in 2022 to 4%, and the prices of basic products such as rice and cooking oil increased by 75%.

Faced with this situation, the only thing employees see in their favour is the 20% salary increase they were promised 6 months ago.


The report states that what enhances the government's popularity among the youth who make up the majority in the country (60% under 34 years old) is the marriage grant, for which a fund has been allocated with a budget of two billion dinars (about 410 million dollars).

About 50,000 couples benefited from the fund's money to finance weddings and marital housing.

But the newspaper quoted one of the Libyan girls as saying that what young people urgently need are huge investments in education and health.