“I transfer my powers of power, strengthening the principle of peaceful transfer of power,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
The transitional government of national unity of Libya is formed from persons who have not previously held office in the previous Cabinet of Ministers of the country.
Libyan businessman and politician Abdelhamid Dbeiba was elected its head.
Former ambassador of the PNS Libya to Greece, Muhammad Menfi, was elected as the new head of the Presidential Council.
A transitional executive branch will lead Libya until the country's general elections are held on December 24, 2021.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and UN Secretary General's special envoy for Libya Yan Kubish stated that the election on February 5 within the framework of the Forum of Libyan Political Dialogue of the authorities for the transition period created the preconditions for the end of the conflict in this country.
In February, the United Nations Security Council called on the new interim government of Libya to form a government and make the necessary preparations for national elections.