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Libyan sides pick interim government for elections

Delegates to a U.N.-backed forum in Geneva chose four Libyans to lead a transitional government that will oversee nationwide elections in late December.

Stephanie Williams, the U.N. acting special envoy for Libya, at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum
Stephanie Williams, the U.N. acting special envoy for Libya, at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (AN/UNSMIL/Jean Marc Ferré)

GENEVA (AN) — Delegates to a United Nations-backed forum in Geneva chose four Libyans on Friday to lead a transitional government that will oversee nationwide elections in late December.

The nearly 75 delegates representing Libya's warring sides approved a four-person slate to balance regional and political interests, according to the U.N. Support Mission in Libya, or UNSMIL.

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