Libya has postponed its list of candidates, most likely due to a postponement of elections News

Discussions on the basic rules governing elections have continued throughout the process, including the voting calendar.

The Libyan election commission has said it will not publish a list of presidential candidates until some legal issues are resolved, leaving almost no time to vote as scheduled for Dec. 24.

“Given the sensitivities at this stage and the political and security circumstances, the commission wants to exhaust all litigation to ensure compliance with the rulings handed down in its decision,” the commission said on Saturday.

Although most Libyans and foreigners involved in the process have continued to publicly demand that the election go ahead as planned, politicians, analysts and diplomats have privately said that it will be very difficult to achieve.

Significant delays could increase the risk of disrupting Libya’s broad peace process, even if a disputed election held without a clear agreement on rules or eligible candidates would pose immediate risks to stability.

With less than two weeks to go before the vote, there would be almost no time left for the final list of 98 candidates who had campaigned across Libya, giving those who are already known a big advantage.

Discussions on the basic rules governing elections have continued throughout the process, including the voting schedule, the eligibility of major candidates and the powers of the next president and parliament.

According to Anas Gomati, director of the Sadeq Institute, according to the Libyan think tank Tripoli, “the judicial and political debate on the candidacy of candidates is a reason why international organizations do not push for December 24.”

“The reality is that this is the culmination of the iceberg,” Gomatik told Al Jazeera.

“The illegally approved electoral law, the power of the president and the constitutional conditions for determining security on the ground are not mere electoral obstacles, they will prevent a peaceful and democratic transition in Libya,” he added.

Without an approved legal framework, it was unclear how far the rules would be based on a UN-sponsored plan that initially called for elections or a parliamentary speaker in September, but was rejected by other factions in a law.

The process of deciding on the eligibility of candidates has revealed major weaknesses in the process. The commission initially rejected 25 candidates and set a two-week deadline for judicial appeals.

candidacy of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, The son of former Muammar Gaddafi leader and eastern commander Khalifa Haftar he has also raised his eyebrows because they have both been charged with war crimes.

Opposition factions have accused each other of intimidating or bribing judicial and administrative officials to change the final list of candidates.

With armed groups controlling the land throughout Libya, any election held without strong international monitoring could lead to allegations of fraud.

The election committee said it was in contact with the Supreme Judicial Council and a parliamentary committee and would approve procedures based on those talks before proceeding with the election process.

Some factions have warned that delaying the vote could push them out of the wider political process.