BENGHAZI: Libya’s internationally recognized Parliament on Monday voted no confidence in a UN-backed unity government, a spokesman said, in a blow to efforts to end the country’s political chaos.
“The majority of lawmakers present at the Parliament session (on Monday) voted no confidence in the government,” said Adam Boussakhra, a spokesman for the legislature based in the country’s far east.
Parliament speaker Aguila Saleh as well as 101 lawmakers attended Monday’s vote, the House of Representatives said on its website.
Sixty-one parliamentarians rejected the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) headed by prime minister-designate Fayez Al-Sarraj, it said.
A single parliamentarian voted confidence in the GNA, while 39 abstained from voting, it added.
The GNA last month moved into its official Tripoli offices, more than 100 days after starting to work from a naval base in the capital.
The unity government was the result of a UN-brokered power-sharing deal struck in December, but has struggled to unite the divided North African country and fully assert its authority.
A rival government in the eastern city of Tobruk has refused to cede power until the House of Representatives passes a vote of confidence.
Despite the repeatedly delayed vote, the GNA has managed to gather forces who since May 12 have been battling to kick Daesh out of their coastal stronghold of Sirte east of the capital.
GNA fighters, backed by US airstrikes, have recaptured more ground from radicals holed up in the center of Sirte in recent days.
Libya Parliament rejects UN-supported unity govt
Libya Parliament rejects UN-supported unity govt
Senegalese president meets Kuwaiti crown prince ahead of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
- Bassirou Diomaye Faye visits Kuwait and the UAE this week to strengthen his country’s ties with Gulf nations
LONDON: The president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, arrived in Kuwait on Monday for an official visit before traveling on to the UAE to participate in Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.
Faye, who was accompanied by ministers responsible for national transformation, African integration, foreign affairs, finance and water management, held talks with Kuwait’s crown prince, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, on a number of issues, officials said.
The president aims to strengthen ties between Senegal and Gulf countries during his visits to Kuwait and the UAE this week, his office said. And on Jan. 14 and 15 he will take part in the final two days of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, described as a significant annual, international event dedicated to addressing the challenges related to sustainable development, energy transition and innovation.
Faye was welcomed on arrival in Kuwait by the country’s prime minister, Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah; the deputy assistant foreign minister for African affairs, Naif Mohammed Al-Mudhaf; and other officials.
