On 1 March, Libya's Tobruk-based Parliament voted in a new cabinet led by former Interior Minister, Fathi Bashaga, and its 29 ministers, six State Ministers and three Deputy Prime Ministers have all taken their constitutional oath. Compared to the outgoing cabinet, which had five women ministers, this is far from women empowerment and gender equality in the country's difficult transitional period. MEMO asked three Libyan women how to explain this low female representation in a country that has no shortages of qualified women. Libya's Dbeibeh asks cabinet ministers to take their decisions with 'courage'Mr. Bashaga's cabinet is already facing multiple problems and accusations of corruption, even before it takes office. The Libyan Parliament does not have clear legal or procedural standards as to how distance voting should be handled.

Source: Libya Today March 10, 2022 23:59 UTC