Eastern Libya leaders declare autonomy

Eastern Libya leaders declare autonomy

PanARMENIAN.Net - Tribal and political leaders in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi on Tuesday, March 6 declared the region of Cyrenaica autonomous and called for a return to federalism, AFP reported.

"A federal system is the choice of the region" of Cyrenaica, which stretches from the central coastal city of Sirte to the Libyan-Egyptian border in the east, they said in a joint statement.

Sheikh Ahmed Zubair was elected as leader of the region, the statement said.

Libya's interim rulers have rejected the federalist project, promoting a programme of decentralisation instead.

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