Efforts have been made to end the political deadlock in Libya, as French President Emmanuel Macron plans to stage an international summit on Libya this week. He hopes to secure commitments from key Libyan political players that they will not seek to disrupt the process. But not everyone is convinced that the country is able to hold credible polls soon. CGTN's Yasser Hakim reports.

The summit in France is meant to map out a plan for elections and a new constitution this year. It's an ambitious plan, but for some, it's basically unrealistic.

KHALED MAHMOUD JOURNALIST, MIDDLE EAST NEWS AGENCY "There are no guarantees to have a fair and safe voting process especially with the insecurity. The Muslim Brotherhood and extremist militias on the ground are controlling Tripoli, Misrata and other cities, therefore, controlling the government and the election process. That's why the chief of the National Libyan Army has been calling for relocating the Higher Election Committee from Tripoli to another place under international monitoring and under army protection."

Libya has fallen into a spate of violence and terrorism since the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi back in 2011. There are currently two governments in the east and west of the country, two parliaments, two armies and a divided central bank. UN envoy Ghassan Salama and his predecessors have been forging different road maps to solve the differences between Libyan forces, but to no avail.

YASSER HAKIM CAIRO, EGYPT "The Arab League has been trying to be more involved in Libya by sending an envoy to mediate between the rival factions, but just like the UN it has also seen limited success."

Arab League efforts have been backed up by the Neighbours of Libya group that includes Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria.

AHMED ABUL GHEIT SECRETARY GENERAL, ARAB LEAGUE "We have been coordinating with the quartet to work in a comprehensive manner to help our Libyan brothers in their endeavours to reach a peaceful solution. We are ready to sponsor any initiative or political dialogue between Libyan sides as long as they are representative of Libyans and qualified to solve the differences and reach solutions, either through the National Dialogue or any committee approved by the Libyan people."

Now France is pushing strongly to sponsor some kind of deal that would reunite the divided Libyan nation.

KHALED MAHMOUD JOURNALIST, MIDDLE EAST NEWS AGENCY "France was one of the main countries that interfered with NATO to topple Ghaddafi but this led, intentionally or unintentionally, to the downfall of the Libyan state. I see Emmanuel Macron wants France to play a leading role in Libya and have some leverage there, but there is also the American-Italian partnership that is competing with France over influence in Libya."

Libya is an oil rich nation with vast untapped resources, attractive to foreign powers. However, most experts believe an election process will not be fruitful until the army is united and terrorism is completely eradicated from the north African nation. Yasser Hakim, CGTN, Cairo.