After several attempts to seize the Libyan capital Tripoli, the Prime Minister appointed by the House of Representatives, Fathi Bachagha, has chosen Sirte as the seat of his government.
This is the price to pay to avoid a new war in Libya. Bachagha decided to settle in Sirte, in the center of the country, leaving his rival Abdelhamid Dbeibah, the capital, Tripoli. Bachagha’s choice is explained by the stability of this city which does not experience “tensions or hostilities with other Libyan cities.”
Plagued by civil war since the death of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been mired again in a major political crisis with two rival prime ministers last February.
The Libyan parliament unanimously elected former Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha as the new head of government. He was to replace outgoing Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah, who is still supported by the international community but whose mandate has “expired” since December, according to the Libyan parliament.
Dbeibah, appointed in February 2021 to head a new transitional government under a UN-backed peace plan, has contested his removal and insisted he will continue to pursue his roadmap of unifying institutions and leading the country to presidential and parliamentary elections.
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