Parliament appointed Bashagha to the post last year, but he was unable to enter the capital, Tripoli, to seize power from the leader of the national unity government, Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba, who refused to appoint Bashagha to this position.
According to parliamentary sources, there was talk in the corridors of parliament during the recent period of talks about members intending to suspend Bashagha on the grounds that his government was spending money under the emergency clause.
Pashagha tried to pre-empt the decision
Bashagha tried to anticipate the parliament’s decision by giving his deputy, Ali Faraj Al-Qatrani, the mandate to direct the tasks of the government and to delegate to him all the powers granted to the Prime Minister, and he sent a letter to the presidency of parliament and members on Monday.
The parliament now intends to form a mini-government with certain tasks, the main one being the holding of elections before the end of this year, as clarified by MP Abdel Moneim Al-Arifi, who indicates that the presence of the Bashagha government was conditional on its ability to enter the capital, Tripoli, and seize the ministries, and “that is the question.” that you couldn’t realize.
Bashagha was nominated by the east-based parliament in March 2022, but Abdelhamid Dbeiba, the prime minister-designate last year, refused to hand over power, leading to a protracted struggle between the two governments. rivals.
Bashagha tried several times to take over the presidency of the government in Tripoli, but Dabaiba refused to cede power.
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