Politics
Libyan House's new leadership sparks legitimacy dispute
October 8, 2026 at 05:30 PM · Updated 8d ago
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
رئاسة جديدة للنواب الليبي.. خلاف على شرعية التغيير
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برلمانيون ليبيون يدعون لانعقاد مجلس النواب في طرابلس وإجراء الانتخابات
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الأمم المتحدة: سنواصل العمل مع رئاسة البرلمان الليبى الجديدة لدفع خارطة الطريق
(opens the publisher’s site)The Libyan House of Representatives has elected Sallihin Abdel Nabi as its new speaker, a move his predecessor Aguila Saleh has rejected as unofficial.
- On October 6 in Benghazi, the House elected Sallihin Abdel Nabi speaker, with Tariq al-Achter and Misbah Douma as deputies.
- The House had amended its internal rules one day earlier to establish a 12-month rotating presidency.
- Aguila Saleh declared the October 5 session unofficial and without legal effect, suspending the election of a new leadership.
- The UN mission said it observed the sessions, attended by 102 and 111 members, and will continue working with the new presidency.
- Twelve western-region MPs urged the House to meet in Tripoli and re-elect its leadership, rejecting military interference in political decisions.