Who is behind the protests in libya

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The Libyan conflict and its controversial roots. European View 16, 93— Download citation. Published : 04 July Issue Date : June Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:. Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative.

Skip to main content. Search SpringerLink Search. Download PDF. Abstract The Libyan conflict is the result of a complex and controversial series of developments, where local political events have been strongly influenced and driven by exogenous factors. Introduction When, in February , a protest erupted in Benghazi, few were expecting that Libya would see a phenomenon similar to that which had shaken Tunisia and Egypt in the previous months. The roots of the Libyan crisis The situation in Libya in was completely different from those in Tunisia and Egypt.

The threat of Islamic State in Libya Among the Libyan Islamist militias, the largest, most efficient and best organised was undoubtedly the group known as Ansar al-Sharia. Notes 1. Already perceived as a government chosen by the international community with no local mandate, the GNA has failed to gain legitimacy due to its inability to resolve even one of the countless day-to-day problems.

The wave of popular discontent caught Sarraj at a very bad time amidst a power struggle within the UN-backed government, pitting the premier against Minister of Interior Fathi Bashagha. The GNA temporarily suspended Bashagha over allegations that he had been supporting the demonstrations and appointed a new defense minister and army chief days after the announcement of a government reshuffle. It was later forced to reinstate him under much domestic and international pressure.

Analysts viewed the reshuffle as part of a pre-emptive move by Sarraj against a feared coup by the interior minister—whom he saw as a threat to his power—as popular rallies went on for days in Tripoli and other western Libyan cities.

Prior to the suspension of Bashagha, pro-GNA militias in the capital dispersed demonstrators with gunfire, in a display of government intolerance towards the escalating situation in areas under its control. Such discomfort became clear when the Tripoli-based government imposed an emergency curfew under the guise of slowing the spread of COVID, three days after protests in the capital and the nearby town of Zawiya began to intensify.

Dbeibah was installed in March through a U. The election is planned for Dec. Dbeibah has courted popular opinion with measures such as financial support for newlyweds but has faced problems with the parliament, which was elected nationally in but moved east as the country split between warring factions.

The parliament has not passed his budget and this week its speaker, Aguila Saleh, passed a vote to withdraw confidence from the government though some members of the chamber said he had falsified the vote count.