Libya’s Elite Pact

In mid-June of 2026, the two rival factions claiming to be Libya’s official government agreed to a power sharing deal. In it, Prime Minister Abdul Dbeibah, the leader of the internationally recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) based in Triopli in western Libya, and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the power behind of the unrecognised Government of National Stability (GNS) based in eastern Libya agreed to what is functionally a dual executive system for the new transitional government.…