A defector from the Gadaffi regime, Ali Zidan has been elected the new Prime Minister of Libya by the national congress.
Mr Zidan, an independent, won 93 votes – a majority among those present. He beat a candidate favoured by the Justice and Construction party – which is linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.
The previous PM, Mustafa Abu Shagur, was dismissed a week ago after failing to form a government.
Mr Zidan was a career diplomat for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi before defecting in 1980 and joining the opposition in exile.
He served the former transitional government as its Europe envoy.
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He takes over from Placid, who was only appointed to that position in March 2026.