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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
Libya’s eastern-based parliament said on Monday there would be no elections this year and it would choose a new interim prime minister on Thursday, potentially setting up a new factional struggle over control of government. The parliament, which has been working on a political roadmap since the collapse in December of a planned election process amid disputes over the vote’s rules and constitutional basis, voted on Monday to adopt the plan. The internationally recognised Government of National Unity (GNU), which was installed a year ago through a UN-backed peace process, says its mandate is sti…