The 2020 Libyan protests consisted of street protests over issues of poor provision of services in several cities in Libya, including cities controlled by the Government of National Accord (GNA) in the west (Tripoli, Misrata, Zawiya)[1] and by the Libyan National Army (LNA) in the east (Benghazi)[2] and south (Sabha)[3] of Libya.
On 23 and 24 August 2020,[4] protests took place in Tripoli, Misrata and Zawiya over issues of power and water cuts, lack of fuel and cooking gas, cash shortages, poor security, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
[7] Protests over "living conditions and power cuts" took place in Benghazi on 11 September 2020, including tyre burning and road blocks.
The de facto LNA-associated government led by Abdullah al-Thani offered its resignation on 13 September 2020 in response to the protests.
[8] On 13 September, two hundred protestors demonstrated in Tripoli in front of the Presidential Council against poor living conditions and calling for elections and political reform.
Speakers at the protest objected to the appointment of Mohammed Bayou as head of a state-supported media organisation, claiming that he supported Khalifa Haftar.
[9] On 16 September, Fayez al-Sarraj, head and prime minister of the Government of National Accord, stated that he would resign from his position by the end of October 2020.
The protests were described numerously by international media and the Western world as "uprising against presidents Haftar and Al Sarraj" or the "revolt of victory" after the resignation of the eastern-backed government.