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Tripoli: Libya’s parliament voted on Tuesday to withdraw its confidence from a unity government that took office earlier this year, highlighting increasing divisions in the country ahead of planned elections in December.
Parliament spokesman Abdullah Bliheg said that 89 lawmakers approved a no-confidence vote out of the 113 who attended the session. The Cabinet will remain as a caretaker government, Bliheg added. The interim unity government took office in March after it was elected in a UN-brokered process by a political forum made up of rival delegates, with the aim of unifying state institutions and leading the country until elections planned for December 24. It is not clear how parliament’s move will affect the planned elections. However, it highlights growing divisions between the government, led by Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibeh, and parliament. (dpa)
Parliament spokesman Abdullah Bliheg said that 89 lawmakers approved a no-confidence vote out of the 113 who attended the session. The Cabinet will remain as a caretaker government, Bliheg added. The interim unity government took office in March after it was elected in a UN-brokered process by a political forum made up of rival delegates, with the aim of unifying state institutions and leading the country until elections planned for December 24. It is not clear how parliament’s move will affect the planned elections. However, it highlights growing divisions between the government, led by Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibeh, and parliament. (dpa)
