Libyan PM promises new election law to bring political stability
February 11, 2022, 9:23 am

Libyan PM promises new election law to bring political stability

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The National News reported, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah promised a new election law on Friday, which he says will bring stability to a politically divided country.

It comes a day after the Libyan Parliament chose a new prime minister, setting up a political showdown with the incumbent, who is refusing to step down.

Sources told Reuters that Mr Dbeibah survived an alleged assassination attempt on Thursday, which left his car riddled with bullets.

A day later, he promised a new election law, telling Libya's Al Ahrar TV a bill would be presented to the House of Representatives then transferred to the presidential council for ratifying.

Libya's presidential and parliamentary elections had been expected to take place in December, with nearly three million Libyans signed up to vote, but arguments between rival factions saw the process collapse with days to go.

Libyan PM Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah/Facebook page

Mr Dbeibah told Al Ahrar TV two mercenaries were hired to kill him, but he did not elaborate on who was behind the alleged attack. Reuters has been unable to independently verify the details or speak to witnesses.

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Libya's parliament spokesperson declared Fathi Bashagha as the new interim prime minister on Thursday, a move Mr Dbeibah rejected.

Mr Dbeibah said: "The Parliament's selection of a new government is another attempt to enter Tripoli by force."

He compared parliament's move to an incident in 2019 when the Libyan National Army of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar attacked Tripoli.

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Libya has enjoyed little peace since the 2011 Nato-backed uprising against Muammar Qaddafi, and it split after a 2014 election between warring eastern and western factions, a conflict the elections were meant to help resolve.

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