Salehin Abdelnabi elected as new speaker of Libyan House of Representatives

Libya's House of Representatives has elected Salehin Abdelnabi as its new speaker, succeeding Aguila Saleh, during a session held in Benghazi to choose the council's new leadership.

According to the Libyan News Agency, the election took place during a session chaired by the second deputy speaker, Misbah Douma. The session also saw Tareq Al-Ashtar elected as the first deputy speaker, while Misbah Douma was unanimously chosen as the second deputy speaker.

The election of the new leadership comes as part of efforts within the House of Representatives to reorganize its operations and internal structure, at a time when the work of Libya's legislative body is attracting both domestic and international attention.