Libyan parliament withdraws confidence from unity gov't

Source: Xinhua| 2021-09-21 22:22:55|Editor: huaxia

TRIPOLI, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Libya's House of Representatives (parliament) on Tuesday announced withdrawal of confidence from the Government of National Unity.

The withdrawal of confidence was decided during a voting session attended by 113 members, where 89 voted in favor of the decision, Abdullah Blehig, spokesman of the House of Representatives, said on the parliament's official website.

Earlier last week, 45 parliament members requested to withdraw confidence from the government.

On Sept. 8, the parliament held a session to question Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah over financial and administrative violations, which Dbeibah denied as his government's budget wasn't approved by the parliament.

The Government of National Unity was selected by the UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) in February, ending years of political division in the country.

The country is expected to hold general elections in December this year as approved by the LPDF. Enditem

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