{
  "id": 12627420,
  "title": "Libya replaces parliamentary speaker Aguila Saleh after 12 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/libya-replaces-parliamentary-speaker-aguila-saleh-after-12-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T12:07:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/07/libya-replaces-parliamentary-speaker-aguila-saleh-after-12-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Libya's eastern-based parliament has dismissed its long-serving speaker, Aguila Saleh, after a decade in office, amid internal tensions within the House of Representatives. The 82-year-old Saleh was replaced by Al Salhin Abdulnabi, another tribal member representing the eastern city of Tobruk. Abdulnabi declared in a speech that \"Libya is greater than our differences and more precious than our individual interests, and the future of its sons is a shared responsibility that falls on all our shoulders.\"\n\nSaleh's tenure ended after 98 of the 190 MPs voted to limit the speaker and deputy speakers to a single 12-month term, replacing the system that had remained unchanged since his election in 2014. Saleh rejected the session, calling it \"not official\" and lacking legal effect. A Benghazi-based politician remarked, \"The magic backfired on the magician,\" referring to Saleh's accumulated power and long political presence.\n\nSaleh has been a prominent figure since Libya's 2011 uprising, which culminated in the killing of dictator Muammar Qaddafi. He became close to the Haftar family, which controls eastern Libya. Haftar's son, Lt Gen Saddam Haftar, the likely successor, stated that Libya's path to stability begins with building effective national institutions capable of renewing and assuming their responsibilities.\n\nLibya, a significant oil and gas producer, remains deeply divided, with two competing governments – the internationally recognized Government of National Unity in the capital Tripoli and another entity based in eastern Tobruk. In August, rival factions agreed to hold presidential and parliamentary elections within 24 months, aiming to address electoral law disputes and restructure the country's election commission. However, following a series of failed attempts at unifying the nation, optimism remains low that this goal will be achieved.",
  "summary": "Libya's eastern-based parliament has ousted its long-serving speaker Aguila Saleh after 12 years at the helm, amid tensions within the House of Representatives over his tenure. He was replaced by Al Salhin Abdulnabi, who comes from the same tribe as Mr Saleh, 82, and represents the eastern city of Tobruk. “Libya is greater than our differences and more precious than our individual interests, and…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Libya replaces parliamentary speaker Aguila Saleh after 12 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/libya-replaces-parliamentary-speaker-aguila-saleh-after-12-years-12641665",
        "published": "2026-10-07T12:07:23.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}