Politics
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Source: The Economist
Political structure
Official name: Formerly the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; a new name has yet to be confirmed
Form of state
Libya had been a jamahiriya (republic of the people) since 1977 in accordance with the Third Universal Theory propounded by Muammar Qadhafi in his Green Book; the collapse of the Qadhafi regime brought this system of governance to an end; an election for a new interim parliament—the House of Representatives (HoR)—was held in June 2014 and the HoR will continue to operate until new elections are held, most probably in early 2021
Head of state
The Presidency Council was formed under the UN-brokered Libyan Political Agreement in 2015. The council comprises the head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Serraj, and eight other members selected from regions across Libya. A preliminary agreement was reached in October 2017 to replace it with a smaller three-person council
Executive
The UN unveiled the GNA in December 2015; the GNA, which has yet to be approved by the HoR, has a degree of authority in western Libya. Eastern Libya remains largely under the control of a parallel government, headed by Abdullah al‑Thinni, who is backed by hardliners within the HoR
Legislature
Parliament, a transitional legislature, held its first session in August 2014; the National Forces Alliance, a moderate coalition, won the largest number of party seats in the June 2014 election
Key ministers (GNA)
- Prime minister (GNA): Fayez al-Serraj
- Defence: Al-Mahdi al-Barghathi
- Economy & industry: Ali Issawi
- Education: Mohammed al-Azabi
- Finance: Ferraj Abderrahmane Boumtari
- Foreign affairs: Mohammed Tahir Sayalah
- Health: Omar Bashir al-Tahir
- Interior: Fathi Bashaga
- Justice: Vacant
- Labour: Ali Qalmah
- Local government: Baddad Massoud
- Planning: Al-Tahir al-Jahimi
- Social affairs: Fadi Mansour
- Transport: Milad Matouq
- Women’s affairs: Asma al-Ostah
National Oil Corporation chairman
- Mustafa Sanallah
Central bank governor
- Sadiq Omar al-Kabir
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