Libya’s Parliament has on Wednesday approved the formation of a transitional government led by Abdelhamid Dbeibah.
“I’d like to thank you for your confidence. This will be the government of all. Libya is one and united. This is the strong call made by the Libyan Prime Minister to a country fractured since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. According to the local press, the new executive should be sworn in early next week in Benghazi.
The government will consist of two deputy Prime Ministers, 26 Ministers and six Ministers of state. The portfolios of Foreign Affairs and Justice are entrusted to women. A first in this North African country.
Fayez al-Sarraj, the incumbent Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNA), is therefore preparing to hand over the baton to Abdelhamid Dbeibah. Mr. al-Sarraj said he was “ready to hand over the tasks and responsibilities in all serenity and in respect of the peaceful alternation of power.”
In principle, the new transitional executive should govern throughout the country, including in the east, where Marshal Khalifa Haftar dictated his law. This authorizes the various actors in the process sponsored by the United Nations (UN) to say that this is a “historic” day.
If all goes well, parliamentary elections should be held on December 24, 2021. Dbeibah was appointed prime minister on Feb. 5 by 75 Libyan officials from all sides at a UN-sponsored meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. In addition, a three-member Presidential Council validated the choice of the 61-year-old wealthy businessman.
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