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Canadian Newspaper: Libyan PM Does Not Have University Degree From Canada | |
2021-12-23 | |
As Arabic names are often spelled in multiple way, the university attempted to locate records of the PM under at least six transliterations, to no avail. "We searched our records and found no entry matching the information you submitted to us," the university said in an email sent last Friday. While the issue has caused a stir in Libya, it is unlikely to change the course of this controversial election campaign. After years of civil war, Libya has experienced relative calm since the October 2020 ceasefire agreement. This fragile peace risks being shattered by political camps that do not recognise their mutual legitimacy. "There is a risk that a faction will claim to have won while the others will dispute the legitimacy of its victory, which could lead to a kaboom of violence", predicts Claudia Gazzini, specialist on Libya within the International Crisis Group, an organization specialising in the study and prevention of conflicts. "To avoid this scenario, it would be good to postpone the election," she said. With four days to go to the vote, no signs of election campaigns are visible on the ground, and several observers believe the vote will simply not take place. "There is no one who wants this election, it will not take place," says Iman Bughaigis, an orthodontist who was involved in the 2011 revolt against Muammar Qadaffy ...a proud Arab institution for 42 years, now among the dear departed, though not the dearest... in Benghazi. Dbaiba’s candidacy is contested because he currently serves as Prime Minister, which gives him an unfair advantage, according to his opponents. "He campaigns with money from the national bank, he distributes money to get elected," laments Bughaigis. A factor further complicating this election is that the allegiances of the three main candidates are determined by the regions where they find their support. Khalifa Haftar ![]() , in the east of the country. Dbaiba in the west, and Saif al-Islam Qadaffy in the south. | |
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