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Spotlight | Libya
Bachagha counting on powerful allies to help him evict Dabaiba

Former Libyan interior minister Fathi Bachagha was elected prime minister on 10 February 2022 by the Eastern House of Representatives. Eastern House of Representatives. © Hazem Ahmed/Reuters

Former interior minister Fathi Bachagha, whom the eastern House of Representatives elected as prime minister earlier this month, should find solid support in Tripoli to ensure the resignation of the incumbent Abdelhamid Dabaiba. Failing that, Libya could again end up with two rival executives. [...]

Published on 17.02.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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Abdelghani al-Kikli
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The speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives Aguila Saleh Issa.

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Prime minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba and his rival Fathi Bachagha.

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Fom left to right: Siddiq Al-Sour, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, Al Seddik Omar Al-Kabir and Najla Al Mangoush. On the right: Ali Mahmoud Hassan.

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Abderraouf Kara
Abdo Bidja
Abdulrahman al-Milad
Aguila Salah Issa
Ahmed Miitig
Al Seddik Omar al-Kabir
Ali Zanaty
Central Bank of Libya
Fathi Bashagha
Fayez Sarraj
Ghneiwa
Haithem Tajouri
Khaled al-Mishri
Khalifa Haftar
Libyan National Army
Mabrouka Touki
Mohamed Aoun
Moussa al-Megarief
Muammar al-Dawi
Muammar Gaddafi
Mustafa Gadur
Mustafa Sanalla
National Oil Corporation
Nawasi
Rada
Siddiq al-Sour
Tripoli Revolutionary Brigade

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