Under UN auspices in Tunisia, contenders in Libya have agreed to hold elections in December 2012 - as if Libyans are condemned to despair in the endless rerun of a stale and ludicrous drama. However, the previous Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General is optimistic about the achievements of the UN Libyan delegation's Chargé d'Affairs, his former deputy. This may be due to a reduced enmity between West and East Libya, the resumption of the flow of oil, and the military and political moots in Tunisia that rolled out the December elections agreement. Does the agreement itself warrant optimism?
Originally published on raialyoum.