Cairo (dpa) - Libyan prime minister-designate Ahmed Mieeteg told dpa
on Tuesday that he was an independent and denied he was an Islamist
candidate.
"I don‘t belong to any political movement, neither the Muslim Brotherhood nor the (liberal-leaning) Alliance nor any of the other political movements present in Libya," Mieeteg said by phone from Tripoli.
"Those who proposed me for this position were a group of independent members of the National Congress," said Mieeteg, who was Sunday designated to form a new government within two weeks.
He plans to present parliament with a slimmed-down government aimed at addressing the country‘s security and economic troubles, state news agency Lana reported.
Mieeteg told state television that his government would seek to form a "national consensus" while ensuring that the sovereignty and authority of the state was respected in the militia-ridden North African country, the report said.
He also proposed a plan of decentralization and privatization, Lana reported, aiming to revitalize and diversify Libya‘s oil-dependent economy.
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"I don‘t belong to any political movement, neither the Muslim Brotherhood nor the (liberal-leaning) Alliance nor any of the other political movements present in Libya," Mieeteg said by phone from Tripoli.
"Those who proposed me for this position were a group of independent members of the National Congress," said Mieeteg, who was Sunday designated to form a new government within two weeks.
He plans to present parliament with a slimmed-down government aimed at addressing the country‘s security and economic troubles, state news agency Lana reported.
Mieeteg told state television that his government would seek to form a "national consensus" while ensuring that the sovereignty and authority of the state was respected in the militia-ridden North African country, the report said.
He also proposed a plan of decentralization and privatization, Lana reported, aiming to revitalize and diversify Libya‘s oil-dependent economy.
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A number of lawmakers have questioned the validity of the late night
National Congress vote in which Mieteeg was elected, but analyst
Mohamed Eljarh told dpa that he expected him to take office.
"The only possibility for a challenge is through the Supreme Court. But ... I don‘t think that the National Congress members (who objected) have an appetite to go to the Supreme Court. I think there will be a backroom deal," Eljarh, a Libya analyst for Foreign Policy magazine, said.
Libya‘s interim authorities, riven by factional struggles, have been unable to gain control over the numerous revolutionary brigades that sprung up during the 2011 revolt against longtime ruler Moamer Gaddafi.
Analyst Eljarh suggested that Mieteeg was well placed to tackle those issues, pointing to his youth - he‘s 42 - and his record in the revolution.
"He helped liberate Misrata during the revolution against Gaddafi. He hails from the powerful city of Misrata, so militias will think twice about causing him trouble, attacking his office or anything like that," Eljarh said.
Mieeteg replaces prime minister-designate Abdullah al-Thini, who resigned three weeks ago citing an attack on his family.
Al-Thini had been nominated for the post only weeks earlier when Congress ousted then-premier Ali Zeidan amid recriminations over his failure to prevent a tanker loaded with crude oil from setting sail from a rebel-controlled oil terminal in eastern Libya.
"The only possibility for a challenge is through the Supreme Court. But ... I don‘t think that the National Congress members (who objected) have an appetite to go to the Supreme Court. I think there will be a backroom deal," Eljarh, a Libya analyst for Foreign Policy magazine, said.
Libya‘s interim authorities, riven by factional struggles, have been unable to gain control over the numerous revolutionary brigades that sprung up during the 2011 revolt against longtime ruler Moamer Gaddafi.
Analyst Eljarh suggested that Mieteeg was well placed to tackle those issues, pointing to his youth - he‘s 42 - and his record in the revolution.
"He helped liberate Misrata during the revolution against Gaddafi. He hails from the powerful city of Misrata, so militias will think twice about causing him trouble, attacking his office or anything like that," Eljarh said.
Mieeteg replaces prime minister-designate Abdullah al-Thini, who resigned three weeks ago citing an attack on his family.
Al-Thini had been nominated for the post only weeks earlier when Congress ousted then-premier Ali Zeidan amid recriminations over his failure to prevent a tanker loaded with crude oil from setting sail from a rebel-controlled oil terminal in eastern Libya.
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