Libya's rival leaders have reached an agreement to hold elections on December 10th at a summit convened by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. They set out a political roadmap that could end seven years of conflict - but there are still plenty of potential bumps ahead. Elena Casas reports.

It was an achievement to even get Libya's rival leaders into the same room. Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the UN-backed Libyan unity government, is a bitter rival of militia leader Khalifa Haftar, whose Libyan National Army dominates the country's east. They were joined by Aguila Saleh Issa, parliament speaker for the Tobruk parliament elected in 2014, and Khalid al-Mishri of the Council of State. They too claim to represent a legitimate Libyan government. Now they say they'll all recognise the results of December's vote.

FAYEZ AL-SARRAJ, PRIME MINISTER UN-RECOGNIZED GOV'T IN TRIPOLI "The presence of all the main political parties in today's conference is in itself a positive step, where all have announced, in different ways, their agreement to conduct the parliamentarian and presidential elections scheduled on the 10th of December."

The vote faces plenty of possible obstacles - in a country at war, it's hard to guarantee the security of voters and international monitors, register people to vote, or prevent corruption. There's also not yet any electoral law that would allow a poll to be held - a constitution written in 2015 was supposed to be approved by referendum, but that vote was never held. French President Emmanuel Macron said the leaders would agree on the ground rules for a vote by mid-September.

EMMANUEL MACRON FRENCH PRESIDENT "So from now until September 16th, there's a joint commitment to take the necessary measures that will enable the parties to organise an electoral process in a satisfactory manner, either with a new constitution or on the basis of an electoral law which will have been duly voted. And the three presidents and Commander Haftar have committed themselves to that, which is essential because they are the key people who will make this process possible."

If a free and fair election goes ahead, getting this far would be a big diplomatic victory for Macron - but it's still a big if.

ELENA CASAS PARIS "The press conference here at the French presidential palace was supposed to end with the signing of the election agreement - but the four parties now say they'll sign it when they get back to Libya, in a warning they're still not quite on the same page. Elena Casas, CGTN, Paris."