U.N. Libya adviser urges focus on elections

FILE PHOTO: Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs in Libya Stephanie Williams wearing a face mask attends the talks between the rival factions in the Libya conflict at the United Nations offices in Geneva, Switzerland October 20, 2020 . Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

TUNIS (Reuters) - A senior U.N. official said on Monday the main focus after the delay of last week's planned election in Libya should be on ways to move forward with the vote rather than on the fate of the interim government.

The U.N. secretary general's special adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, told Reuters in an interview that most Libyans wanted an end to what she called "this interminable transitional period".