On Thursday, Feb. 10, Libya’s east-based parliament appointed a new prime minister, which counters U.N. efforts to reconcile the divided country. This will be my single most important objective as Prime Minister," read the editorial, published Thursday. Libya’s East-based lawmakers on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, named Bashagha to replace Abdul Hamid Dbeibah as head of a new interim government. East-based lawmakers have argued that the mandate of Dbeibah's government ended on that date. But the incumbent prime minister became a polarizing figure since he announced his presidential bid, breaking his pledge not to run in elections when he was appointed as an interim prime minister.

Source: Libya Today February 10, 2022 22:17 UTC