Libya rivals test a new path towards unity, 15 years after Gadaffi downfall

In April, Libya’s rival legislatures agreed for the first time in more than a decade on a budget of 190 billion dinars, almost $30bn, split between the two rival camps in the country.Fifteen years after Muammar Gaddafi’s downfall in Tripoli this week, the United States-backed budget captures both the divisions that shape Libya and an emerging space that could incentivise cooperation between the country’s two authorities.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Turkiye and Libya’s Haftar are boosting military ties. Is Egypt worried?list 2 of 4Libya electricity blackout protests expose country’s failing gridlist 3 of 4Protests erupt in Libya’s Tripoli as anger grows over power cutslist 4 of 4Huge fire breaks out at Libya’s Zawiya refinery after drone attackend of listThe vacuum that emerged following the overthrow of Gaddafi produced rival institutions, recurrent conflict and delayed elections. Now, these political adversaries are finding ways to work together.The election that worked, onceLibya has been in an almost perpetual state of conflict since antigovernment protests broke out in 2011 and were violently crushed by the police and military.The suppression of demonstrations ...