Cairo, Feb 11 (IANS): Egypt has voiced its support for the Libyan House of Representatives, the Libyan parliament, which has elected a new Prime Minister.

Egypt valued the role of Libyan institutions and their assumption of their responsibilities, "including the measures taken by the House of Representatives on Thursday," said Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Hafez in a statement, referring to the Libyan parliament's election of a new Prime Minister.

Earlier on Thursday, the Libyan parliament unanimously voted for Fathi Bashagha as the country's new Prime Minister, replacing Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah.

However, Dbeibah said that his government will remain in office until the general elections are held, and he will only hand over his power to an elected government, Xinhua news agency reported.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the Libyan parliament is the body entitled to "enact laws, grant legitimacy to the executive authority and exercise its oversight role over it".

"Egypt continues its communication with all Libyan parties with the aim of bringing their views closer and ensuring the preservation of the country's security and stability," said Hafez, adding that Egypt will continue supporting efforts to achieve comprehensive national reconciliation in Libya.

Egypt also called on all Libyan institutions and national forces to maintain internal stability and avoid violence or use of force that would ruin the current political efforts.

Libya had suffered insecurity and chaos since the fall of its late leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 before the warring parties reached a ceasefire in October 2020 following the UN-sponsored talks. But the scheduled general elections in Libya in later 2021 were indefinitely postponed due to the differences among the political rivals.