libya has been in turmoil since an uprising toppled muammar gaddafi in 2011.n the years after that, different political groups backed by international powers competed mostly through violence to gain control. in 2015, the government of national accord was formed in the west and with backing from the united nations, it was meant to serve as an interim government in libya after this turmoil, but the following year, the administration backed by a warlord voted against approving it and cooperation between both ends of libya broke down. since then, there have been years of war and attempts to take control of the capital by force. finally and after months of united nations-backed negotiations, the two sides agreed to a cease-fire in march and formed a unity government pending elections this month. let's bring in our guest from paris, a journalist whose -- who specializes in libyan politics. and an expert in north africa affairs and board member with the institute of saharan studies. thank you for joining us. the general feeling was that basically the 24th of december