The political instability that still prevails in Libya was highlighted by the case of the “beheading” of Foreign Minister Nila Al-Mangous by the country’s president, as her removal was rejected by the prime minister.
The showdown between Libya’s powerful men is unfolding just days after a major international conference in Paris is set to decide whether to remove foreign mercenaries and troops from the country ahead of scheduled presidential and parliamentary elections. in December.
Mangous, one of the few women at the top of Libya’s leadership, was ousted by caretaker President Mohammed Menfi as a “precautionary measure” to investigate “administrative violations”. He accuses her of pursuing foreign policy without consulting the presidential council.
The decision to remove Mangos from office was made by Manfi with the support of 80 members of the House of Representatives in parliament in the east of the country.
However, caretaker Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Debayba said he alone had the power to decide on the removal of ministers from his government.
After the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya failed to form a government that would unite the country. It “sank” into civil war with rival governments and generals east and west.
The country has been governed by a transitional government since February. Manfi and Dbeiba were elected by a dialogue forum set up by the UN and representing different political interests.
“Theoretically, the sole purpose of forming an interim government is to prepare for the December 24 elections, but the populist prime minister is behaving as if he wants to stay in power longer, something most Western powers disagree on,” the guardian said.
Among the solutions being considered is to allow Dbeibana a candidate in the upcoming elections.
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