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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Angus McDowall

Libya's Dbeibah: the ambitious politician who promised not to be

FILE PHOTO: Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah gestures as he arrives to submit his candidacy papers for the upcoming presidential election at the headquarters of the electoral commission in Tripoli, Libya November 21, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed/File Photo

A move by Libya's parliament to oust Interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, who had promised not to use his stand-in position for political advancement, is testament to his success in doing just that.

A reported assassination attempt on Dbeibah overnight came a day after he vowed not to cede power to any new government without national elections.

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