Libyan Parliament Elects New House Speaker

(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Bruk/Libya August 05 (QNA) - Libyan members of parliament (House of Representatives) have elected Akila Saleh Issa the new house speaker it its first official meeting in the Mediterranean city of Tobruk. According to Libya's news agency Issa received 77 votes from the 158 lawmakers who were attending the voting session. The meeting which was the first official session since the parliamentary elections in June 25 was held in Tobruk because of the deteriorating security situation in the Libya capital Tripoli. In the new Parliament opening session the legislative powers of the Libyan National Council were transferred to the new House of Representatives. (QNA)