Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen protests erupt across Libya, including in its major cities such as Tripoli in the West, and Benghazi in the East. People have been coming out in their hundreds, to demonstrate their anger and frustration at those in power. They’re calling out both the UN-backed government in the West and Khalifa Haftar's rival government in the East, on their corruption, and holding them responsible for the deteriorating living conditions in Libya.
After more protests a couple of weeks ago in Benghazi, where the government’s headquarters were set on fire and major roads were blocked, it's been reported that Haftar's government has submitted its resignation. This resignation is to be reviewed by the government’s lawmakers in their next meeting, but no date has been set for this meeting. In addition to this resignation, the leader of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez el-Sarraj, has recently announced that he too will be stepping down from his role by the end of October 2020.
But how did we get to this point?
