By the summer of 2017 most Libyans and non-Libyans alike had lost confidence that the constitutional process in that country would lead anywhere. The Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) had only a bare minimum of legitimacy to begin with given the low turnout rate in the elections. When it started working in 2014, the CDA was legally bound to complete the draft within a few months but suffered a large number of delays. The drafting process was paralyzed for long stretches of time, including because of basic security concerns. Drafters could not meet, some were under threat, and prospects for organizing further CDA meetings (let alone reaching an agreement) were growing dimmer by the day.