As for the tribal fabric of Libya, the majority of Libyan tribes are represented by a broad umbrella group called “The Supreme Council of Libyan Tribes and Cities” that operates from neighboring Egypt. In the past, tribes have been overlooked by all former UN envoys, a mistake Salame should not repeat.
Another major problem Salame must try to tackle is the outside interference in the Libyan affairs, particularly by regional countries. Such meddling in the internal affairs only contributed to heightened tensions, making the local small sporadic wars more of a proxy war between the United Arab Emirates and Egypt supporting the Tobruk-based government — while Turkey, Sudan and Qatar support other factions in western Libya. With Qatar on retreat, the new envoy might have more room to maneuver.
Salame should not attempt to open up the LPA for renegotiations as many parties call for the UN deal to be rewritten. In fact, what could be renegotiated is only a couple of articles related to the role of the military and downsizing the number of the Presidential Council from its current nine members to maybe three representing each of the country’s three regions: Tripolitania in the west, Cyrenaica in the east and Fezzan in the south.