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Libyan parliament votes to replace speaker Aguila Saleh after 12 years

Members of Libya's parliament have voted to replace speaker Aguila Saleh with Al-Salhin Abdelnabi Al-Obeidi after 12 years in the post, according to an announcement on social media by the assembly's spokesman. Saleh is a supporter of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar amid ongoing divisions between rival administrations in the country. Further details regarding the parliamentary session and any broader political consensus remain unconfirmed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on attribution across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • aljazeeraLibya’s parliament
  • telegramSaddam Haftar's
  • maliactuSaleh
2 differing positions reported on timing across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnews12 years
  • aljazeeraafter 12 years
  • telegram10 years
  • toumaidouze ans
  • thenationalnews12 years
2 differing positions reported on status across 7 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsousted
  • aljazeeraremoves
  • telegramousted
  • maliactuconteste
  • toumaidestitué
  • thenationalnewsreplaces
  • rfiévincé
WhereTripoli
32.887, 13.187 ±10 km
First reported18 days ago
Published2026-10-07 10:28 UTC
Sources7
How this travelled.
Reports8Independent tellings6
6 independently corroborated tellings, 1 reported as carrying another outlet.

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Global Event Monitor. Libyan parliament votes to replace speaker Aguila Saleh after 12 years. 2026-10-07T10:28:07.361Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4930. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-07/libye-agila-saleh-destitue-apres-douze-ans-a-la-tete-7c344bfc

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