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  "id": 4496863,
  "title": "Libya’s rival factions sign UN-backed election deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/libyas-rival-factions-sign-un-backed-election-deal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T20:42:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/libyas-rival-factions-sign-un-backed-election-deal/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Libya's rival factions have signed a UN-backed agreement in Tripoli, aiming to pave the way for long-delayed national elections and unify the country. The agreement, reached after months of talks in Rome and Tunis, was signed at the headquarters of the UN Support Mission in Libya (Unsmil) in Tripoli in the presence of mission chief Hanna Tetteh, according to The National UAE and The National Business.\n\nThe deal addresses the first two stages of Unsmil's political road map: reconstituting the High National Electoral Commission and resolving outstanding disputes over the constitutional and legal framework governing presidential and parliamentary elections. Under the agreement, electoral laws would be amended to allow presidential and parliamentary elections to be held under a single executive authority, with the parties committing to hold the elections within 24 months.\n\nThe agreement also calls for endorsement by the House of Representatives and the High State Council within one month and establishes a follow-up mechanism to support implementation. Hanna Tetteh said the signing represents an important step towards overcoming the political and institutional impasse that has hindered the electoral process in Libya, but warned that the agreement would need to be translated into \"tangible actions\".",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Libya rival factions sign UN-backed deal to pave way for national elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/libya-rival-factions-sign-un-backed-deal-to-pave-way-for-national",
        "published": "2026-08-30T18:26:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Libya’s rival factions sign UN-backed election deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/libyas-rival-factions-sign-un-backed-election-deal-4500299",
        "published": "2026-08-30T20:44:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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