The latest protests in Tripoli and across western Libya did not begin with a sweeping political slogan. They were triggered by something far more immediate: prolonged power cuts during an intense summer heatwave. Yet once protesters took to the streets, their demands quickly moved beyond electricity. What began as anger over a failing public service developed into a confrontation with an entire political system that, in the eyes of a growing number of Libyans, has lost any convincing justification for its continued rule.
Libya’s power cuts ignite anger that reaches far beyond Dbeibah
Division has become a permanent mechanism for protecting the political elite in Libya (File/AFP)
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The latest protests in Tripoli and across western Libya did not begin with a sweeping political slogan. They were triggered by something far more immediate: prolonged power cuts during an intense summer heatwave.
Demonstrators blocked roads, shut state institutions and sealed off government buildings as temperatures reached up to 50 degrees…
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