Dec. 8, 2021, 9:24 a.m.

(The Washington Post) Libya is set to hold its first ever presidential election on Dec. 24 as the OPEC member tries to turn the page on almost a decade of conflict since the overthrow of strongman Moammar Al Qaddafi. Foreign powers that waged a proxy war in the north African country appear to be backing the democratic experiment, but the outcome is uncertain. Bitter rivalries and geographic divisions raise the risk that the losing candidates won’t accept the result, prompting Libya’s opposing militias to take up arms

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