Libya elects Abdurrahim El-Keib as interim Prime Minister

Libya elects Abdurrahim El-Keib as interim Prime Minister

2011-11-01 20:06:18 GMT+7 (ICT)

TRIPOLI, LIBYA (BNO NEWS) --Libyan transitional authorities on Monday afternoon announced the election of their interim Prime Minister, Abdurrahim El-Keib. He is expected to appoint a new government soon.

Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) announced that El-Keib had won the election by earning 26 of the 51 votes assigned to each of the NTC members. The election was made from ten initial candidates.

El-Keib is an electrical engineer who carried out his master's and doctorate studies in the United States at the University of Southern California and at North Carolina State University. A new cabinet is expected to be appointed soon which will run Libya until nationwide elections have taken place.

The NTC declared the full liberation of the country last month, just days after the death of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The announcement brought an eight-month-long conflict to an end which began when rebels rose up against Gaddafi's regime.

With the NTC now in full control of Libya, the North African nation is facing a host of challenges, including organizing an electoral process, establishing public security and starting a reconciliation process.

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