Whatever the full truth, the snatching of al Liby caused major problems for Libyas then beleaguered prime minister Ali Zidan, who denied he had prior knowledge of the raid. He wasnt believed and within days enraged Islamist gunmen briefly kidnapped Zidan.
he first post-Gadhafi parliament was initially closely split between Islamists and their opponents. A non-Islamist prime minister, Ali Zidan, was chosen. But over the months, the Islamist bloc gained narrow control as their opponents quit parliament, protesting what they called Islamist domineering.
Date: Jun 25, 2014
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Libya: Election set for June in bid to ease crisis
Islamists, including the Brotherhood, garner a slim majority in parliament. Earlier this year, they succeeded in removing Western-backed Prime Minister Ali Zidan, despite street protests demanding parliament's dissolution after its mandate ran out. Islamist lawmakers voted to name a businessman, Ahm
parliament session Tuesday is to give a vote of confidence in a new Cabinet under Ahmed Maiteg, an Islamist politician that lawmakers chose as the new prime minister in an earlier vote, the lawmaker and LANA reported. Parliament earlier this year voted to remove Western-backed prime minister Ali Zidan.
Date: May 20, 2014
Category: World
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Libyan Parliament Picks New PM After Disputed Vote
The earlier Western-backed prime minister, Ali Zidan, was pushed out of office in March in a no-confidence vote following a standoff between the central government and powerful militias, and a power struggle between Islamists and non-Islamist factions.
Al-Thani served as defense minister under the previous prime minister, Ali Zidan, and was detained several times under Gadhafis rule because of his brothers criticism of Libyas intervention in the internal affairs of neighboring Chad.
after it sailed away with a cargo worth more than 30 million dollars from the port of al-Sidra, in eastern Libya, despite government attempts to seize it. The parliament, which had a long rivalry with then-Prime Minister Ali Zidan, used the crisis to vote him out, saying it had underlined his weakness.
Officials in Tripoli on Wednesday could not confirm the departure of Ali Zidan, Libya's first democratically chosen leader who had struggled for 15 months to stem the country's spiraling descent into chaos.