By Ahmed Elumami.
Benghazi, 25 March 2014:
Abdullah Al-Thinni is expected to be given another two weeks as interim . . .[restrict]prime minister by the General National Congress (GNC), Congress members have told the Libya Herald. The reason, they say, is that there is no consensus on anyone else.
“In my opinion, Congress will renew a two-week period given to the acting Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni,” Kufra Congressman Hamed Hattah said. “It was difficult enough to get 120 votes for the members to sack Zeidan. It will be equally difficult for the Congress to find another120 votes to appoint another prime minister especially in this tough time”.
There is no a consensus on any of the 15 candidates, Hattah said.
None of the 15 has not yet officially by named by the Congress.
“I and other Congress members I know very well cannot find any among the candidates who would be the perfect figure for this critical period”, the Kufra congressman said.
A congresswoman, asking not to be named, agreed that Congress would almost certainly give Thini more two weeks to run the government today because members could not agree on a replacement to Ali Zeidan.
The lack of consensus on a new name for the premiership is thought likely to continue, which means that Al-Thinni will probably remain acting prime minister until Congress’ replacement is elected and meets, possibly in July.
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