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UN calls for accountability push in Libya
AFP – The UN rights chief called Monday for Libyan authorities and the international community to step up accountability efforts in the conflict-ravaged country, as a probe into war crimes wrapped up.
Volker Turk’s comments came as the so-called UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, set up by the UN Human Rights Council in 2020, wound up its operations and handed over its archives and the evidence it had collected to his office in Geneva.
Bulgaria’s 5th election in two years unlikely to end turmoil
AFP – Bulgaria’s conservative party emerged with a slight lead Monday as the country remains politically divided with five elections in two years, the election commission said with nearly all votes tallied.
The results from Sunday’s vote mean the political stalemate is likely to continue in the EU member state. The conservative GERB garnered around 26.5% of the vote, just ahead of the 24.9% of reformist liberal coalition PP/DB, according to the Central Electoral Commission.
Tunisian opposition demands clarification on ‘missing’ president
BLOOMBERG – Tunisia’s main opposition group urged the government to address growing speculation over President Kais Saied’s health after he failed to make a public appearance in almost two weeks.
The government should consider temporarily assuming executive powers if Saied, 65, is unable to perform his role, the head of the National Salvation Front, a coalition of opposition parties including the Ennahda long at odds with the president, said Monday. Presidential spokesman Walid El-Hajjam didn’t respond to requests for comment.