The parliament in Libya's eastern city of Tobruk has sworn in Mohammed al-Shukri as the country's new governor bank governor, the Libya Observer tweeted on Monday.
"Mohamed Al-Shukri is sworn in by the House of Representatives as a new governor of Central Bank of Libya amid rejection from the High Council of State and current governor Siddiq al-Kabir," read the tweet.
The Tripoli-based High Council of State, also known as the Supreme Council of State is Libya's top advisory body. It rejected Shukri's December appointment by the Tobruk parliament, claiming the appointment of such top posts must be approved by both sides under the UN-sponsored 2015 Libyan political accord between the country's rival Tobruk and Tripoli based factions.
The UN is mediating talks between the Tobruk-based parliament and the UN-backed unity government in Tobruk led by premier Fayez al-Serraj which are aimed at ending the country's long-running political crisis.
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