Benghazi: Libya’s elected parliament, the House of Representatives, asked Abdullah Al Thinni on Monday to form new government for the oil-producing country, a parliamentary spokesman said.
Al Thinni, a former defence minister and career soldier, has been prime minister since March but his position has been challenged by a rival parliament that refuses to recognise the House of Representatives.
“The House has reappointed Abdullah Al Thinni today as the prime minister, asking him to form a crisis government within a period of time not exceeding two weeks,” the spokesman said.
Last month, senior officials and the elected parliament moved to the remote eastern city of Tobruk as an alliance of armed factions led by forces from the western city of Misrata took control of Tripoli, having expelled a rival group.
