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, Reuters reports. 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 UN-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. Read: Belgium judge orders international arrest warrant for senior Libya officialIt also proposed a vote in parliament on Tuesday to select a new prime minister.

Source: Libya Today January 24, 2022 21:29 UTC