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Libya’s House of Representatives, based in the eastern city of Benghazi, has elected Al-Salhin Abdelnabi al-Obeidi as its new speaker, replacing Aguila Saleh who held the position for 12 years. The change follows a vote on Tuesday where legislators also approved a new system that limits speakers to one-year terms. Lawmakers expressed dissatisfaction with Saleh’s leadership, citing lack of consultation and numerous errors during his tenure.
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On Tuesday, Libya’s House of Representatives, consisting of 170 members, voted to remove Aguila Saleh as the speaker after his 12-year tenure. This move followed a decision on Monday where 98 lawmakers approved a new system limiting speakers and deputy speakers to a single 12-month term. The new speaker elected is Al-Salhin Abdelnabi al-Obeidi, who was previously the parliament’s spokesperson. Lawmaker Jebree Oheida told Reuters that there had been significant discontent among members of parliament over previous leadership decisions, which often were made without consulting MPs. This change marks a shift from an arrangement established since 2014 when the chamber's first leadership was elected.
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Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives has elected a new speaker, ending Aguila Saleh’s 12-year tenure amid growing discontent among lawmakers over his leadership.
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House → base → leadership
Legislators in the 170-member House voted on Tuesday to replace Saleh with Al-Salhin Abdelnabi al-Obeidi, the parliament’s spokesperson announced on X.
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The vote came a day after 98 members of the House approved a new system limiting the speaker and deputy speakers to a single 12-month term.
The change ended an arrangement that had been in place since the chamber’s first leadership was elected in 2014.
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leadership → vote → 2014
“There was significant discontent among MPs with the previous leadership over numerous errors,” lawmaker Jebree Oheida told the Reuters news agency.
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Oheida → be → agency
“We tried to engage with the leadership to address these issues, but to no avail.
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We → try → avail
Among these errors were decisions made without consulting MPs.”
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decisions → make → MPs
The vote was overseen by Second Deputy Speaker Misbah Douma, according to the Libya Observer.
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vote → oversee → Observer
Saleh has previously rejected the proceedings, saying the initial vote to limit the speaker’s term was “not official and had no legal effect”, according to the outlet.
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vote → reject → outlet
He had also announced that he had cancelled the session he had called for Tuesday.
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he → announce → Tuesday
The developments come as Libya remains divided politically and militarily between the United Nations-recognised government in Tripoli led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, and a rival administration in the east backed by renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar.
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Libya → come → Haftar
Haftar’s camp relies in particular on the parliament, which sits in the eastern city of Benghazi under their control.
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which → rely → control
Saleh has long been considered a staunch ally of the Haftar clan, but analysts said he appeared to be weakened as Haftar’s sons, in particular Saddam Haftar, consolidated their positions.
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sons → consider → positions
“Agila Saleh appears to be the latest casualty of Saddam Haftar’s drive to centralise decision-making in eastern Libya and bulldoze his way into a political role,” said Emadeddin Badi, an analyst at the London-based Chatham House.
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Badi → appear → House
Al-Obeidi, who comes from the same tribe as Saleh, represents the eastern city of Tobruk and has chaired parliament’s Libyan-Turkish friendship committee.
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who → come → committee
The House on Tuesday also elected Tarek al-Ashtar and Mesbah Douma as first and second deputy speakers, respectively.
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House → elect → speakers
Their election follows the signing of a landmark agreement by representatives of Libya’s rival political camps in Tripoli in August that could see presidential and legislative elections held within two years.
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elections → follow → years
Mediated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), the “4+4 committee” agreement attempts to resolve recurring legal and institutional disputes that have crippled the nation since the overthrow of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
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that → mediate → 2011
The United States is pursuing a separate reunification plan for the oil and gas-rich North African country, led by Massad Boulos, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs.
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States → pursue → affairs
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