Libya’s new Prime Minister is expected to be sworn in this Thursday before the House of Representatives (HoR), the country’s state legislature, after winning confidence vote from the house members. The former Interior Minister said on Twitter that his team which was validated on Tuesday will also take oath. “The Presidency of the House of […]
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Libya: PM-designate gets confidence vote, promises peaceful handover as rival vows to resist
Fathi Bashagha, Libya’s new Prime Minister designated by the country’s parliament, promised Tuesday a peaceful transition although outgoing and rival Abdul Hamid Dbeibah vowed to remain in office. The House of Representatives (HoR), as expected, approved Tuesday Bashagha’s cabinet lineup after the latter made amendments to a first team he proposed on Monday and which […]
Fathi Bashagha fails to win HoR confidence vote; asked to amend Cabinet
Libya’s Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha failed Monday to win confidence vote from the House of Representatives (HoR) which has asked him to reshuffle his proposed cabinet line-up for a new parliament session scheduled this Tuesday. The former interior minister presented Monday to the HoR a government of 41 people including himself. The team is made […]
Libya: HoR grants confidence to PM Dbeibah’s GNU
Libyan PM Abdel Hamid Dbeibah’s Government of National Unity (GNU) was granted confidence by the House of Representatives (HoR) in its reunified and quorate session in Sirte this Wednesday. The GNU received 132 votes in favor, two abstentions – while 36 members did not turn up to Sirte at all, reports the Libya Herald. HoR […]
Tunisia: Political Deadlock Continues with PM-Designate’s Failure to Win Confidence Vote
The political deadlock in Tunisia is likely to go on for some time after the parliament on Friday rejected, in a confidence vote, the government formed by Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli, an independent who had been proposed by Islamist Ennahda Party. The coalition government formed of independent lawmakers was rejected after over 12 hours of […]




