{Tobruk-based parliament votes against unity government with rivals in Tripoli, and demands cabinet reshuffle.}<\/p>\n
Libya’s internationally recognised parliament based in Tobruk has voted against the UN-backed unity government with rival authorities based in Tripoli, Libyan news agencies reported.<\/p>\n
House of Representatives member Abu Bakr Beira said 89 out of 104 members who attended Monday’s session rejected the cabinet formed by the UN-sponsored unity Presidential Council (PC).<\/p>\n
He said the council would be dissolved if it failed to meet a 10-day deadline to form a new, smaller cabinet. <\/p>\n
The unity government, which was announced on January 19, aimed at bridging a political divide that has undermined the fight against armed groups.<\/p>\n
Libya currently has two rival administrations and parliaments; the internationally recognised authorities based in Tobruk and a rebel-backed authority holding power in the capital, Tripoli.<\/p>\n
The Tobruk parliament also approved the Skhirat agreement as a political deal provided that article number 8 – related to sovereign posts in the government, including military occupations – is deleted, giving the presidential council ten days to reshuffle the cabinet or replace the PC with another.<\/p>\n
The Skhirat agreement was signed on December 17, 2015 in Skhirat, Morocco. The agreement was meant to lead to the establishment of a single Government of National Accord (GNA) and national institutions that will ensure broad representation.<\/p>\n
The agreement calls for a 17-member cabinet, headed by businessman Fayez el-Sarraj as prime minister, based in the Libyan capital.<\/p>\n
Under the agreement, a nine-member PC was named and tasked with selecting the national unity government.<\/p>\n
However, the Tobruk parliament called for the boycotting of two PC members, Ali al-Gotrani and Omar al-Aswad. It suggests that they resume their positions once article 8 is deleted.<\/p>\n
Al-Gotrani and al-Aswad suspended their membership from the PC of the UN-imposed government over demands and selection of cabinet members.<\/p>\n
Many members of Libya’s competing parliaments did not back the agreement, and critics say that the plan does not evenly represent all the country’s groups and factions.<\/p>\n
Some critics cite reports that the UN representative who helped broker the agreement, Bernardino Leon, was secretly negotiating a high-paying job with the United Arab Emirates, which backs the Tobruk parliament.<\/p>\n
Since the 2011 overthrow and killing of longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has slid into chaos. <\/p>\n
Source:BBC:[Libya parliament rejects UN-backed unity government->http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2016\/01\/libya-parliament-rejects-backed-unity-government-160125160858643.html]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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