Libya’s oil production and exports are threatened again as the presidential election slated for December 24 will likely be postponed. Armed groups descended in the capital Tripoli on Tuesday amid the election chaos, while the largest oilfield in the country was shut down by militias earlier this week. Two days before the election scheduled for Friday, December 24, no final list of candidates has been published, and few believe the vote will go ahead. The head of the election commission in Libya closed the election committees on Tuesday, which makes analysts and observers seriously doubt that the poll will proceed as planned. “The current mobilization of forces affiliated with different groups creates tensions and increases the risk of clashes that could spiral into conflict,” the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Tuesday. “The developments in Tripoli do not bode well for the ongoing efforts to maintain […]