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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Ahmed Elumami

Libya's Bashagha says he will not use force to take office

FILE PHOTO: Fathi Bashagha, designated as prime minister by the parliament, delivers a speech at Mitiga International Airport, in Tripoli, Libya February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed/File Photo

The man chosen by Libya's parliament as the new prime minister told Reuters on Wednesday that he expects to take office in Tripoli peacefully despite the incumbent's vow to hold onto power.

The parliament will swear in Fathi Bashagha as prime minister on Thursday but the head of the current interim government, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, has refused to cede control, raising the prospect of fighting.

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