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The two leaders of the transitional executive authority in Libya chosen Friday by Libyan delegates in Switzerland are figures known for their loyalty to Turkey.
The two interim leaders who emerged from the vote are Misratan businessman Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah, who is close to Ankara. He will serve as prime minister till elections are held in Libya by the end of the year. He is a former ambassador to Greece, who was expelled by Athens after the signing of the maritime border demarcation agreement between Libya and Turkey. Mohammad Younes Menfi will head the presidential council.
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A staff person shows the empty ballot box after delegates voted for the new interim government during a meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Chavannes de Bogis, near Geneva on February 5, 2021. (AFP)
GENEVA – The two leaders of the transitional executive authority in Libya chosen Friday by Libyan delegates in Switzerland are figures known for their loyalty to Turkey.
The two interim leaders who emerged from the vote are Misratan businessman Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah, who is close to Ankara. He will serve as prime minister till elections are held in Libya by the end of the year.
another “historic moment” on the road to unification of
the war-torn country and national elections in
December.
The winning slate at talks in
Geneva, saw Mohammad Younes Menfi, selected President of the
Presidency of the Presidency Council, where he will serve
with Mossa Al-Koni, and Abdullah Hussein
Al-Lafi.
Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah was chosen by
majority vote to serve as Prime Minister
designate.
“On behalf of the United Nations, I am
pleased to witness this historic moment”, said acting
Special Representative and head of the UN Support Mission in
Libya (UNSMIL), Stephanie
Williams.
“The importance of the decision that you
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