Mohammad Takala elected as chief of Libya's High Council of State

TUNIS, July 27 (KUNA) -- Libya's High Council of State (HCS) elected on Sunday Mohammad Takala as its new president in a voting session attended by 95 of the council's 145 members.
According the Libyan News Agency (LANA), Takala secured 59 votes, while Ali Juwan got 14, Ali-Al-Sweh got 13 and Naji Mukhtar eight.
The election comes in an effort to resolve a leadership dispute that began in August 2024 between Takala and former council chairman Khaled Al-Mishri, after a controversial vote and several mediation attempts failed to bridge the gap between both sides. (end) sbm.sar