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New Libyan Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq wins confidence vote in parliament
Parliament backs new leader despite threat from anti-Islamist renegade general
New Libyan PM Ahmed Maiteeq won a vote of confidence in parliament on Sunday.
The Muslim Brotherhood-backed candidate was elected two weeks ago after a chaotic parliamentary session that some MPs rejected as illegal.
Libya’s legislature is at the centre of a stand-off between former general Khalifa Haftar and a loose alliance of anti-Islamist militias.
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