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Libya crisis: Vote to unite splintered nation
A Libyan interim unity government has been chosen to replace the war-torn country's rival administrations and oversee elections in December.
Delegates at a UN-led forum voted for a three-member presidential council and a prime minister at the end of five days of talks in Geneva.
It is a key step in a peace process that builds on last year's ceasefire.
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Since a disputed election in 2014 there have been two centres of political power with parallel institutions in Libya - one in the east, backed by Gen Khalifa Haftar, and the other in the west, known as the Government of National Accord in the capital, Tripoli.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-55955228
Delegates at a UN-led forum voted for a three-member presidential council and a prime minister at the end of five days of talks in Geneva.
It is a key step in a peace process that builds on last year's ceasefire.
...
Since a disputed election in 2014 there have been two centres of political power with parallel institutions in Libya - one in the east, backed by Gen Khalifa Haftar, and the other in the west, known as the Government of National Accord in the capital, Tripoli.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-55955228
