Al-Mishri re-elected head of Libya’s High Council of State
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libya’s High Council of State on Monday re-elected Khaled Al-Mishri as its head for a fifth term.
Al-Mishri obtained 65 votes out of 118, while his rival, Al-Ajili Abu Sedil, came second with 50 votes in a second round of voting, according to an Anadolu Agency correspondent. Three council members abstained from voting.
Five candidates had taken part in the first round of voting in which Al-Mishri got 45 votes and Abu Sedil won 34 votes.
Members of the High Council of State serve in their posts for one year.