Libya’s Supreme Council of State has re-elected Mohammed Takala as its president for a fourth consecutive one-year term.
A total of 138 of the council’s 142 members attended the voting session on Wednesday, meeting the required legal quorum, according to an Anadolu correspondent.
In a runoff held during a session broadcast live on state-run Al-Wataniya television, Takala secured 80 votes to defeat council member Abu Al-Qasim Qazit, who received 56.
Five candidates contested the leadership election: Takala, former council president Abdul Rahman Swehli, and council members Qazit, Salah Maito and Mustafa Al-Turaiki.
Takala led the first round with 62 votes, followed by Qazit with 34, Maito with 25, Swehli with 12 and Al-Turaiki with four.
Takala was first elected president of the advisory body on August 6, 2023, after defeating his predecessor, Khaled Al-Mishri, by 67 votes to 62.
