6 April 2016: Libya’s rival National Salvation Government steps down
After Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) had arrived secretly in the capital Tripoli on the 1st of April, one of the rival governments that also resided in Tripoli has now resigned. The so-called National Salvation Government that was earlier established by the Tripoli-based Parliament has now ceased its duties as a rival executive authority after the EU had sanctioned the rival government's Prime Minister as well as two other rival leaders for hindering the new unity government. The unrecognized National Salvation Government stated in a document that it absolved itself out of responsibility for the country’s fate.
Since 2014, Libya has had two competing administrations, the one in Tripoli backed by powerful Islamist militias and the other international-recognized one in the eastern city of Tobruk. The UN is still waiting for the Government of National Accord to become official by securing a vote of approval from the internationally-recognized parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR).
