On 26 August violent clashes broke out in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Sixty-one Libyans were killed and 159 injured, many of them civilians, including children. It was the battle that many had been expecting since 2017
While most Libya observers focused on the endless debate about whether to hold elections in December, the situation in Tripoli precipitated into a state of emergency after violent clashes erupted between militias at the end of August
After Germany and France, the Italian elections and the new government’s first steps confirm that the rise of populism in Europe affects all countries