Libya Live Coverage: American Ambassador Among 4 Killed in Attack on US Consulate
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 11:022011 GMT: With all the talk of the attack on the embassy, nearly forgotten is the fact that Libya also elected a new Prime Minister today. Though there were rumors of a recount, according to Al Arabiya the decision has been made:
#BreakingNews: Libyan parliament chooses Mustafa Abu Shakour as the country's new PM: correspondent
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) September 12, 2012
Mustafa Abu Shagur is currently the Deputy Prime Minister, and was a former adviser to the National Transitional Council. It appears Shagur has beat the former head of the NTC, Mahmoud Jibril, and 8 others, but only beat Jabril by 2 votes.
Consider this an unofficial result.
1950 GMT: It's been interesting to watch protests develop today in Libya. Not only are protesters still very angry about the video that sparked this, many have also expressed their condolences for the loss of life and have condemned the actions of those who attacked the US embassy. The Guardian points us towards two examples, a tweet and a Facebook page (with some spelling issues):
