Libya’s unified budget: A fragile step in a deeply divided state

This development came amid international pressure reflecting growing interest in Libya’s stability due to its connection to energy security and migration. However, major challenges stand out, most notably the ability to implement the budget transparently, curb corruption, and overcome disputes over spending distribution, factors that have long made budgets a tool of conflict, alongside the fragile security situation due to the spread of militias and the absence of a unified army, as well as the legitimacy crisis resulting from the postponement of elections for years.