Libya’s deepening deadlock is fueling a dangerous rivalryYasar YakisPrime Minister of Libya Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh. However, Dbeibeh considers himself prime minister in the belief that his term was due to end only when elections are held. The Tobruk-based House of Representatives on Feb. 10 organized an election and chose former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha as new prime minister. Yasar YakisThe House of Representatives claims that Dbeibeh bribed some of the members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum. Dbeibeh’s convoy was attacked in Tripoli on Feb. 10 this year when the Tobruk parliament was about to convene a meeting to elect a new prime minister.

Source: Libya Today May 08, 2022 20:45 UTC