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Libya’s NTC hands over power to new assembly

Posted on 8/9/2012 by

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhuanet) — The National Transitional Council, the political arm of the opposition forces that toppled Gaddafi a year ago, has handed over power to a national assembly that was elected in July. The ceremony marked the first peaceful transition of power in Libya’s modern history.

The 200-member congress will name a new prime minister who will be charged with picking a government, passing laws and steering Libya to full parliamentary elections after a new constitution is drafted next year.

As it prepares its exit, the interim government is working on several recommendations for Libya’s new leaders. After NTC

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