Libyan lawmakers elect judge as new speaker

By Omar Almosmari

Published August 5, 2014 10:12am ET

Libyan lawmakers elect judge as new speaker — Photo issued by Britain's Ministry of Defence, showing HMS Enterprise as it evacuates Britons from Tripoli, Libya, Sunday Aug. 3, 2014. Around 100 Britons have fled from Libya and are on their way to sanctuary in Malta amid increasing violence in the north African state. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) confirmed an evacuation mission involving the Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise had left its mooring near the Libyan capital of Tripoli and was on its way to safety. (AP Photo / MoD, Crown Copyright) | MoD/Crown Copyright

TOBRUK, Libya (AP) — Libyan lawmakers, gathered far from the country’s chaos and warring militias, have elected a judge as the new parliament speaker.

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