BENGHAZI, Libya : A Libyan parliament committee said on Monday the chamber should choose a new interim prime minister, a move that could set major factions against each other in the wake of a failed election. The committee, set up to chart a political path forward after a national election process collapsed last month, also said any fresh vote would take at least nine months to prepare. A push by the eastern-based parliament to replace Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, who was installed through a U.N.-backed peace process, would probably be rejected by other political institutions and some armed factions. After the election process unravelled the parliament set up a political roadmap committee to look at what to do next. It also proposed a vote in parliament on Tuesday to select a new prime minister.

Source: Libya Today January 24, 2022 17:12 UTC