Libyan rivals aim for new power-sharing deal
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Representatives from Libya's main rival power centers are welcoming proposals for a new power-sharing deal and political transition period that would end with elections in about a year.
Speaking after talks that ended Sunday night in the Tunisian capital Tunis, delegations from Libya's east and west agreed to meet again in a week to discuss forming a three-member presidential council, which along with a prime minister would streamline government form the current nine-member council.
The head of the Eastern delegation, Abdessalam Nassia, called the talks "constructive," while his western counterpart Moussa Faraj described them as "positive and serious."
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Libya plunged into chaos following a 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ended with the killing of longtime leader Moammer Gadhafi.
A major sticking point in talks remains who will command the national army.