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Libyans would like a broader distribution of political power among the country's three main regions
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's new prime minister on Tuesday put forward a Cabinet for parliamentary approval, but protesters stormed the structure during the session, forcing a postponement of the vote on the new government. Around 100 protesters //www.deltasquadron.com, a variety of bearded civilians and self-proclaimed rebels, broke to the hall during a session where Ali Zidan, the new prime minister, was telling the National General Congress that he tried to strike a geographic balance among different regions and cities. The protesters faced little resistance as they entered, and a local TV station showed video with the break-in before it went off air. The protesters had various complaints regarding the nominated ministers, including that some had connections to the ousted regime of dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Interim President Mohammed al-Megarif spoke with the protesters, and they left the hall. Then they returned, forcing the parliament to postpone the vote around the new Cabinet until Wednesday. "Let Libyans understand the atmosphere in which we operate," al-Megarif said. "The least we can say about what happened is it is pressure on the Congress members." He said criticism with the Cabinet was welcomed but appealed for any peaceful expression of opinion. "The Congress represents legitimacy on this country," he said. A year after the overthrow and death of Gadhafi, Libyans would like a broader distribution of political power among the country's three main regions, after decades of domination and discrimination through the dictator's highly centralized state based in the capital, Tripoli. The new Cabinet faces the herculean task of reigning in the mushrooming number of armed groups, filled mostly with former rebel fighters who defeated Gadhafi's forces during last year's eight-month civil war. The government must also build state institutions including the judiciary, police, military and others from scratch, and rebuild cities and towns demolished throughout the conflict. Zidan, a former human rights lawyer chosen Oct. 14, is the second prime minister to be named with the 200-member parliament. Legislators dismissed his predecessor, Mustafa Abushaqur, after they said he had put forward unknown people for key Cabinet posts and proposed a government lacking diversity. Zidan said he held talks while using country's political parties like the two biggest blocs in parliament, the Alliance of National Forces, led by liberal wartime Pm Mahmoud Jibril, and the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm, the Justice and Construction Party. Such talks are seen important to ensure that his 27-member Cabinet lineup passes the vote of confidence. The proposed Cabinet increases the interior and defense portfolios to ministers from Libya's second largest city, Benghazi, and reserves no less than two posts for ministers through the third largest city they have used 2 USPs. First, Misrata. Two proposed ministers are women Doudoune Moncler Jackets. The protesters named the proposed foreign minister and religious endowment ministers as related to Gadhafi's regime. The new Cabinet may also have to deal with the displacement of tens of thousands of residents with the western town of Bani Walid. The town, a stronghold of Gadhafi's loyalists, fell in a battle to pro-government forces last week. After rounding up several suspects, pro-government militias withdrew from the town. Abdullah Boushnaf, named head of Bani Walid's city council, complained government entities had no plan to fill the vacuum and said the problem was "disastrous." "We don't know what is happening. The government made promises and declared that there are plans to bring back the displaced, but nothing has happened until now. Looters are taking over everything from public to private properties," he said. The chaos mounted with recent remarks from outgoing Defense Minister Osama al-Gweili, who claimed on Monday that the forces that took over Bani Walid are not under the government control, giving them a call just &quot Coach Handbags;militias." Al-Gweili is from the western mountain town of Zintan, which has close ties with Bani Walid and whose fighters opposed military action contrary to the town. Al-Gweili's remarks underscore the lack of a clear mechanism of decision making by Libya's rulers. Al-Megarif said earlier this month the forces leading the offensive on Bani Walid had state backing, with his fantastic military chief of staff, Youssef al-Mangoush, asserted he sent reinforcements. The contradictions show how tribal loyalties play major roles in making decisions.
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