STUDY PEACE AND SECURITY Libya’s stalled political process Options for the way forward Omar Hammady March 2025 Libya’s current status quo is untenable, while the credible risks military outburst could have disastrous consequences for the region and beyond Elections failed, in Dec. 2021, over the sequencing of parlia­mentary and presidential elec­tions, and eligibility conditions for the latter It might be advisable to frame elections as a popular endorse­ment for a pre-agreed deal en­visioning a collective presiden­cy, an inclusive post-electoral government, and effective go­vernance safeguards and gua­rantees