On Friday, Libyans commemorated the 12-year anniversary of their 2011 uprising. Major festivities took place in many locations, while the capital, Tripoli, saw its citizens take to the streets and decorate the city’s squares with lights and national flags.
In Tripoli’s central square, enormous throngs of people attended musical performances by Libyan bands and singers. As part of the festivities, a sizable military parade took conducted in the square.
“God willing, we’ll improve as we move forward, I congratulate the Libyan people on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the February 17 revolution. Next year, if God permits, Libya will unite and form a single state with a government chosen by the entire country. One of the individuals rejoicing on Tripoli’s streets was named Rabie Imran.
Since elections couldn’t be held since December 2021, the anniversary of the rebellion coincides with the ongoing political deadlock and government stalemate.
In the anarchy that followed the rebellion, the county split into two opposing administrations, each supported by various renegade militias and foreign countries.
Towards the end of the previous year, the UN’s special representative for Libya issued a warning that the country is already showing indications of division and encouraged powerful nations to exert pressure on opposing Libyan authorities to swiftly complete the constitutional framework for elections.