The change follows Saleh's obstruction of a 4+4 agreement and a U.S.-led political initiative. Khalifa Haftar informed 70 MPs that opposition to the initiative was equivalent to opposing the LNA, while Saddam Haftar has moved to consolidate power in the east and remove rival power brokers ahead of a U.S.-backed peace deal between Libya's competing governments.
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Libya HoR Replaces Speaker Agila Saleh After 10 Years in Power
Geopolitics14 days ago
Al-Saleheen Abdul Nabi Al-Abidi has been named the new speaker of Libya's House of Representatives, taking over from Agila Saleh. The parliament selected Al-Abidi from the same tribe as his predecessor to maintain tribal cohesion and social harmony in eastern Libya, ending Saleh's decade in power.
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