Libya court annuls Prime Minister Maiteg’s election
Libyan Supreme Court has annulled the election of Ahmed Maiteg as prime minister.
The court ruled that the last month election which produced Maiteg was unconstitutional, and hence canceled.
A government spokesman said this was a “final ruling” and all parties must comply with it.
A political Affairs analyst disclosed to TVC NEWS in Tripoli that since the vote in May, Libya has had two prime ministers as Abdullah al-Thani has not ceded power.
Three years after Muammar Gaddafi was ousted Libya remains engulfed by chaos.
Politicians are divided between various Islamist groups and liberals, while rival militias run different parts of the country.
Maiteg, a 42-year-old businessman from Misrata, told TVC is not an Islamist but was elected with the support of Islamist blocs.
She says there have been fears of an armed confrontation between supporters of the two prime ministers and the court’s ruling does not end this possibility.
At the heart of this power struggle is a toxic mix of politics and ideology, with often opaque allegiances with various powerful armed groups, she says.
Elections are due on 25 June, to replace the interim General National Congress, which has been acting as a parliament and Thani said he would step down in April following an attack on his family
