The speaker of Libya's eastern-based parliament said on Monday the chamber would choose a new interim prime minister next week, but the current incumbent rejected the move.
The speaker, Aguila Saleh, told parliament it would vote on Feb. 8 on a new prime minister to replace Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, head of the Government of National Unity (GNU) that was installed last year through a U.N.-backed process.
Dbeibah told Reuters that Saleh was conducting "a desperate attempt to renew division" and said the GNU would continue to function until new elections are held.
