U.N. Libya mission warns of violence after push for new interim govt

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The United Nations Libya mission warned on Thursday against "unilateral initiatives" to address the country's political stalemate after two legislative bodies proposed creating a new interim government as a precursor to elections.

The United Nations wants a clear route to elections as part of a lasting resolution of Libya's 12-year-long crisis but opponents of the existing administration in Tripoli want to focus on replacing it before any national vote.