Businessman Maiteeq installed as Libya's new PM

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By Ahmed Elumami and Feras Bosalum TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Businessman Ahmed Maiteeq was sworn in as Libya's new prime minister on Sunday after chaotic voting, with several lawmakers challenging an appointment seen by analysts as unlikely to ease the oil producer's political turmoil. Officials gave contradicting versions of the parliamentary election outcome, with a deputy speaker initially saying Maiteeq had failed to obtain the necessary quorum even through he emerged as frontrunner in several prior votes. However, second deputy speaker Saleh Makhzoun later said he had won the necessary support and asked him to form a new government within two weeks. "Ahmed Maiteeq is officially the new prime minister," Makhzoun told a televised session interrupted by shouts from lawmakers challenging his win.




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