4 Libyan ministers in UN-backed gov't dismissed for no-show
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The United Nations-brokered presidency council in Libya has dismissed four ministers, all of whom are from the discontented eastern region, for failing to attend meetings for a month.
The presidency council — an executive body — said Friday it considered the absence of the ministers of economy, national reconciliation, justice and finance as "resignation by default."
The finance minister Fakher bu-Farnah turned down the role when he was appointed in February, but was retained anyway.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Their dismissal underscores Libya's persistent political rift between the eastern and western ruling bodies.
The council was formed following a U.N.-brokered deal between rival political factions in December. The council's proposed government, composed of 13 ministers, has failed to win a vote of confidence by the internationally-recognized parliament in eastern Libya, in effect crippling it.