Monday, October 8, 2012

Libya's Political Crisis Continues

Libya's Prime Minister Mustafa Abu Shagour attends a news conference in Tripoli September 27. On Sunday Libya' national congress voted to dismiss Abu Shagour from his post. Ismail Zitouny/Reuters

Libyan Assembly Fires PM, Prolonging Struggle to Form Government -- Voice of America

Libyan lawmakers have fired their new interim prime minister by voting no confidence in his proposed Cabinet, prolonging the struggle to form a government capable of uniting and stabilizing the war-torn nation.

Libya's General National Congress rejected Prime Minister Mustafa Abushagur's Cabinet lineup Sunday by a vote of 125-44 with several abstentions, resulting in his removal from office. He had offered lawmakers a lineup of 10 ministers, scaled down from his original list of 29 ministries, proposed last week.

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More News On Libya's Political Crisis

Libyan Prime Minister Mustafa Abu Shagur dismissed -- BBC
Libyan prime minister ousted in no-confidence vote, meaning delays for attack investigation -- Washington Post
Libyan Prime Minister Ousted After Lawmakers Reject Cabinet -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Libya's national congress votes to dismiss prime minister -- Christian Science Monitor
Libya’s Prime Minister Is Dismissed -- New York Times
Libyan lawmakers remove prime minister from post
-- L.A. Times
Libya Politician Fails in Vote on Cabinet Plan -- Wall Street Journal
Libya parliament votes to remove PM from post -- USA Today
Libya's congress rejects crisis government plan -- CNN

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