LIBYA’S parallel eastern administration welcomed Friday’s announcement of a new interim government to unite the country, but added it would only cede power if the eastern-based parliament approved.
Saturday’s qualified statement of support – leaving scope to oppose the move later – illustrates the challenges that may face U.N.-led efforts to find a political solution to a decade of chaos, division and violence.
Libya has been split between east and west since 2014, with the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, and a rival administration in Benghazi backed by Khalifa Haftar’s eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA).
On Friday, participants in U.N. talks in Switzerland voted on a new presidency council and government head to oversee the run-up to national parliamentary and presidential elections planned for December.
Losing candidates in the vote – including the eastern-based parliament head Aguila Saleh and western-based interior minister Fathi Bashagha and defence
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