National Salvation Government

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The National Salvation Government was a rival Libyan administration based in Tripoli that emerged after the 2014 political crisis, contesting authority with other factions in the country’s civil conflict.

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National Salvation Government canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government
political faction
rival Libyan administration
basedIn Tripoli
capitalCity Tripoli
claimedJurisdiction State of Libya
linked to: Libya
claimedLegitimacyBasis rejection of 2014 House of Representatives elections
claimedLegitimacyFrom General National Congress (GNC)
conflictType civil conflict
contestedAuthorityWith House of Representatives (Libya)
Tobruk-based government
other Libyan factions
contestedInstitutions control of state ministries
national executive power
controlledCity Tripoli
country Libya
emergedAfter 2014 Libyan political crisis
emergedInYear 2014
governedTerritory parts of western Libya
governmentType rival executive authority
headquarters Tripoli
languageOfGovernment Arabic
legislativeBackingBody General National Congress (GNC)
natureOfConflict contested national authority
notRecognizedBy United Nations
most foreign governments
opposedBy House of Representatives (Libya)
Libyan National Army (LNA)
partOfConflict Second Libyan Civil War
politicalAlignment Islamist-leaning
politicalSystemContext post-Gaddafi transitional period in Libya
reasonForFormation dispute over 2014 parliamentary elections
region North Africa
rivalOf Government of National Accord
roleInConflict one of the main rival governments in Libya after 2014
securitySupportFrom armed militias in western Libya
status defunct
supportedBy Libya Dawn coalition
usedCurrency Libyan dinar

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General National Congress government in Tripoli alsoKnownAs National Salvation Government