On Tuesday, Member of the Libyan Parliament, Hana Budeeb said that the voting process to withdraw confidence from the Government of National Unity (GNU) was carried out properly and lawfully.
“It is not true that Parliament would assign another Prime Minister after withdrawing confidence from GNU,” Budeeb said in a press statement, adding that the “GNU will turn into a caretaker government until the next elections,” she added
The withdrawal of confidence was decided during a voting session attended by 113 MP’s, where 89 voted in favour of the move. This comes after the Parliament agreed on Monday to form a committee to investigate the government over the agreements and decisions it had concluded. The committee’s findings were due to be submitted within two weeks.
On 8 September, the Parliament held a session to question Prime Minister Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba over financial and administrative violations. The PM denied these violations as his government’s budget wasn’t approved by the parliament. Last week, 45 MP’s submitted a request for a vote of no confidence against the GNU. This is due to the inability of Prime Minister Dbaiba to provide convincing answers to MP’s questions during the hearing.
The purported reason for the lack of confidence is that the government has failed to adhere to the political roadmap, begin national reconciliation, and ensure the December elections are held on time.
The GNU was elected by the UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) in February, ending years of political division in the country. The country is expected to hold general elections in December, as part of the LPDF roadmap.