Attacked the Libyan parliament in full election of new president

The daily chaos of uncontrolled violence in Libya seems endless. Two militants have opened shots in Parliament (National General Council) causing panic and wounding many in a session in which it was trying to elect a new Prime Minister of the country, which was to be the third in just 20 days. Different agencies report that the shooting began at the gates of the headquarters of the legislature, including security officers guarding the building and the attackers demanded payment of their salaries, just as it began the afternoon session in which it was expected to elect the prime minister between the two candidates who had passed the screening in the morning session.

The shooting in Parliament came on another day plagued by violence and a growing sense of insecurity in Libya, where it remains unclear three years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi which authority of the Government rules in different regions of country or what actual distribution of functions have the security forces or the army.

In the morning, two soldiers were killed and others were seriously injured after the explosion of a suicide car bomb in front of the headquarters of the Brigade 21, on the road to the city of Benghazi airport in the east of the country, one of the areas taken over by the rebel group Ansar al- Sharia which last summer became strong in the ports of Es Sider demanding more autonomy and greater profits decimated revenues from oil wells. The post commander, Salem Al- Naili, told Reuters that a man in a white bus stood at the entrance to the camp of these special forces and blew himself and the vehicle after unsuccessfully claiming that the guards let him enter the base. Last December there was already a similar suicide attack, which killed 13 people then.

A spokesman for Members meeting Tuesday to elect a new prime minister, Omar Hmeidan, told Reuters the rebels who entered Parliament had wounded several people. The legislators had to flee to career building to save their lives.

Parliament was meeting to decide the country’s prime minister after the morning start discussions among seven possible candidates. Only two made the cut: Admad Matiq, an economist trained in the UK and sponsored by an independent group; and Omar al Hasi, a professor of Political Science at the University of Benghazi, Libya, backed by the Islamist bloc Al Wafa, Efe reported. Both harvested 67 and 34 votes. To win and be proclaimed should gather in the afternoon session 120 votes of 200 deputies available.

The political situation in Libya is as unstable as the panorama of insecurity, marketing all kinds of illegal firearms and weak capacity to produce oil, the old manna, now increasingly doldrums. On 11 March was removed from his post of prime minister Ali Zidan after approved a censure motion quickly in Parliament as it was found their lack of ability to maintain the blockade had ordered the armed forces in the Gulf of Es Sider against the actions of the rebels who had allowed illegal pirate tanker load Morning Glory. He was replaced on March 13 on an interim basis to Zani Abdala but a few days later he resigned after suffering his family serious threats and even an attack, which left unharmed. Al Thani announced he was leaving to avoid confrontation between Libyans and for the good of the nation.

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Posted by Khalil Khan on May 2 2014. Filed under Middle East, World. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.