Ali Zidan elected Libya's new prime minister
Ali Zidan has been elected the new prime minister of Libya, just one week after the previous incumbent, Mustafa Abushagur, was dismissed by the National Congress in a vote of no confidence.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Ali-Zidan-elect...
Zidan beat his rival Mohammed Al-Harari, a candidate backed by the Muslim Brotherhood in a close-fought race, taking 93 votes to 85 in the Congress, with 179 members in attendance. One ballot was spoiled, The Libya Herald reported.
Mr Zidan was a career diplomat for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi before defecting in 1980 and joining the opposition in exile.Local observers see him as a liberal with a strong personality, says the BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli. He served asthe NTC's envoy for Europe.
He previously stood unsuccessfully for election as speaker of Congress, losing out to Mohamed Magarief by 85 votes to 113.
The two men have worked together before. In the late 1970s, Zidan was a diplomat at the Libyan embassy in India under then-Ambassador Magarief. In 1980, both men announced their defection and went on to oppose Qaddafi in the National Front for the Salvation of Libya, which Magarief led.
Ali Zadan now has two weeks to present his list of cabinet ministers. It remains to be seen whether the same ratification system with votes on each individual cabinet member is to be simplified, The Libya Herald concludes.
Mr Zidan was a career diplomat for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi before defecting in 1980 and joining the opposition in exile.Local observers see him as a liberal with a strong personality, says the BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli. He served asthe NTC's envoy for Europe.
He previously stood unsuccessfully for election as speaker of Congress, losing out to Mohamed Magarief by 85 votes to 113.
The two men have worked together before. In the late 1970s, Zidan was a diplomat at the Libyan embassy in India under then-Ambassador Magarief. In 1980, both men announced their defection and went on to oppose Qaddafi in the National Front for the Salvation of Libya, which Magarief led.
Ali Zadan now has two weeks to present his list of cabinet ministers. It remains to be seen whether the same ratification system with votes on each individual cabinet member is to be simplified, The Libya Herald concludes.
Source : https://www.marocafrik.com/english/Ali-Zidan-elect...