Libya's national assembly yesterday gave its approval to a cabinet presented by prime minister designate Ali Zeidan weeks after rejecting his predecessor's line-up.
Zidan's list includes a mixture of liberal figures and Islamists as he tries to build a coalition acceptable to all parties.
The previous prime minister, Mustafa Abu Shagur, was dismissed after Congress voted down his cabinet.
Only two-thirds of the assembly's 200 members attended the session.
The head of congress and Libya's interim leader, Mohammed Magarief, said he had been advised by security guards to end the session early.