Government of National Unity (Libya)
| Government of National Unity حكومة الوحدة الوطنية | |
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| Established | 10 March 2021 |
| Country | Libya |
| Leader | Prime Minister of Libya |
| Appointed by | Libyan House of Representatives |
| Main organ | Cabinet of Libya |
| Headquarters | Tripoli |
| Website | pm |
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The Government of National Unity (Arabic: حكومة الوحدة الوطنية, Hukumat al Wahdat al Watania) is a provisional government for Libya formed on 10 March 2021 to unify the rival Government of National Accord based in Tripoli and the Second Al-Thani Cabinet based in Tobruk. Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh is the Prime Minister of the unity government and was selected in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum on 5 February 2021.[1]
Creation
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh was selected as Prime Minister by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), together with Mohamed al-Menfi as Chairman of the Presidential Council, and Musa al-Koni and Abdallah al-Lafi as Presidential Council members.[1] Dbeibeh is required under the agreements made by the LPDF to nominate a cabinet of ministers to the House of Representatives (HoR) by 26 February 2021.[2]
On 15 February, Dbeibeh stated his intention to contact people in all 13 of the electoral areas of Libya for discussing proposed nominations as ministers, and for the cabinet to represent a cross-section of Libyans. The LPDF rules state that if Dbeibeh fails to present his proposed cabinet to the HoR by 26 February, or the HoR does not approve the proposed cabinet, then decision-making returns to the LPDF.[2][3] Dbeibeh said the following day that he would consult with the High Council of State, the HoR and the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission.[4]
On 15 February, about 20 HoR members were present at an HoR session held in Tobruk, chaired by Aguila Saleh Issa, in the "eastern" component of the HoR; and 70 HoR members present at a Sabratha HoR session of the "western" component of the HoR. The Tobruk bloc called for GNU offices to be located in Sirte and for the HoR to hold a special session in Sirte for approving the proposed GNU cabinet. According to the Libya Herald, the two branches of the HoR remained in competition with one another.[5]
On 10 March 2021, the House of Representatives met in the central city of Sirte and approved with a 121-11 vote the formation of the Government of National Unity led by Mohamed al-Menfi as chairman of the Presidential Council and Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh as Prime Minister.[6]
The House of Representatives, which rules eastern Libya, passed a no-confidence motion against the unity government on 21 September 2021.[7]
Dbeibeh cabinet
A list of members of Dbeibeh's cabinet was released on 11 March 2021.[8]
References
- ^ a b Sami Zaptia (5 February 2021). "BREAKING: New unified Libyan government selected by LPDF in Geneva". Libya Herald. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b Zaptia, Sami (15 February 2021). "Aldabaiba and Menfi continue to hold meetings ahead of government formation and approval by parliament". Libya Herald. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Alharathy, Safa (15 February 2021). "PM Dbeibah: Cabinet team will be ready before deadline". The Libya Observer. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Assad, Abdulkader (16 February 2021). "Dbeibah says to form new government after consulting with Libya's state institutions". The Libya Observer. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Zaptia, Sami (15 February 2021). "Tobruk HoR to hold special session in Sirte to grant confidence to new Government of National Unity". Libya Herald. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Libya lawmakers approve interim govt in key step towards elections". news.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Libya's parliament passes no-confidence vote in unity government". Al Jazeera. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Names of Libya's newly endorsed Government of National Unity". Libya Herald.
