TRIPOLI, July 1 (Reuters) – Hundreds of people demonstrated in several Libyan towns on Friday to protest against chronic power cuts and denounce the negligence of the authorities which is worsening their living conditions.
In Tripoli’s Martyrs’ Square, several hundred people gathered to shout slogans hostile to the two rival governments, still mired in political stalemate.
Smaller protests also took place in Benghazi and Tobruk, as well as in smaller towns, reflecting the scale of the anger.
“We’ve had enough, we’ve had enough! The nation wants to overthrow governments! We want electricity!” chanted Tripoli demonstrators under the watchful eye of the security forces.
The discussions led by the presidents of the two rival Libyan parliaments in Geneva ended on Thursday without any tangible result to allow the electoral process to be relaunched.
(Report Ahmed Elumami Tripoli and Ayman al-Sahily Benghazi, written by Angus McDowall, French version Alize Degorce)