Between 2014 and March 2021, two governments, one in Tripoli and one in Tobruk, have vied for power. The government in Tobruk was recognized by the international community prior to the formation of the Presidential Council. ===
Skhirat agreement=== In October 2015, the UN envoy for Libya,
Bernardino León, announced a proposal for the House of Representatives to share power with the rival new GNC government, under a compromise Prime minister,
Fayez al-Sarraj. However, the terms of the final proposal were not acceptable to either side, and both rejected it. Nonetheless, the proposal did spark a revised proposal put together by Fayez al-Sarraj and others, which was subsequently supported by the United Nations. On 17 December 2015 members of the House of Representatives and the new General National Congress signed this revised political agreement, generally known as the
"Libyan Political Agreement" or the
"Skhirat Agreement". Under the terms of the agreement, a nine-member Presidency Council and a seventeen-member interim
Government of National Accord would have been formed, with a view to holding new elections within two years. On 31 December 2015, Chairman of the House of Representatives,
Aguila Saleh Issa declared his support for the Libyan Political Agreement. The following day, it was reported that the GNA has taken control of the prime ministerial offices and that the rival
National Salvation Government appointed prime minister Khalifa al-Ghawi had fled to Misrata. On April 5, the National Salvation Government announced that it was resigning, "ceasing operations," and ceding power to the Presidential Council.
Government of National Unity On 10 March 2021, the House of Representatives met in the central city of
Sirte to formally approve the formation of a
Government of National Unity led by
Mohamed al-Menfi as Chairman of the Presidential Council and
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh as prime minister. In 3 March 2022, the House of Representatives ceased to recognize the Government of National Unity and the Presidential Council, and installed a rival government, the
Government of National Stability, under the leadership of Prime Minister
Fathi Bashagha. Since then, the Presidential Council has been responsible for the Government of National Unity. == Structure ==