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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Libyan Parliament Says No Elections this Year, Moves to Choose New PM

Security forces stand guard outside the Parliament building, in Sirte, Libya March 7, 2021. Picture taken March 7, 2021. (Reuters)

Libya's eastern-based parliament said on Monday there would be no elections this year and it would choose a new interim prime minister on Thursday, potentially setting up a new factional struggle over control of government.

The parliament, which has been working on a political roadmap since the collapse in December of a planned election process amid disputes over the vote's rules and constitutional basis, voted on Monday to adopt the plan.

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