Libyan presidential vote will not go ahead on Friday, officials confirm

Electoral body proposes one-month delay but it is unclear whether idea will be accepted by rival bodies jostling for power

Libya's chief electoral body has announced a plan to delay elections set for 24 December by a month, but it is unclear if the rival bodies jostling for power will accept the proposal.

With Libya's political transition in crisis, the proposed new date, set out by the High National Elections Commission (HNEC), is the first attempt to draw up a new roadmap. Bitter unresolved disputes over the legal basis for the elections and who was eligible to stand have been crushing the international community's hopes that elections would mark a reset after a decade of war and infighting, largely between the east and west of the country.