Libya lawmakers pass no confidence vote for transition govt

By RAMI MUSA
Associated Press

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libyan lawmakers have passed a vote of no confidence in the country’s transitional government, a move that will throw long-waited elections late this year into further uncertainty. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said, however, that his government would push forward with plans for elections in late December. The vote Tuesday took place in the parliament’s headquarters in the eastern city of Tobruk, said Abdullah Ablaihig, a spokesman for the legislature. He said 113 lawmakers attended the session, with 89 of them voting in favor of withdrawing confidence in Dbeibah’s government.