Government of National Salvation (Tripoli-based)

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The Government of National Salvation (Tripoli-based) was a rival Libyan administration formed after the 2014 political crisis, claiming authority in western Libya in opposition to the internationally recognized Tobruk-based government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political administration
rival government
basedIn Tripoli
capital Tripoli
claimedAuthorityOver western Libya
claimedLegitimacyFrom 2012 Libyan General National Congress elections
conflict Second Libyan Civil War
country Libya
countryInConflict Libya
surface form: State of Libya
formedAfter 2014 Libyan political crisis
formedInContextOf post-Gaddafi transitional instability
governmentType provisional government
rival administration
internationalPerception parallel authority
rival to UN-backed institutions
legislativeBodyClaimed General National Congress
legitimacyClaim continuation of the General National Congress
notRecognizedBy Arab League
European Union
United Nations
opposed House of Representatives (Tobruk-based)
internationally recognized Libyan government
opposedBy House of Representatives (Tobruk-based)
Libyan National Army
surface form: Libyan National Army (Haftar-aligned)
politicalAlignment Islamist-leaning factions
politicalStatus unrecognized by most of international community
recognizedBy few foreign states
regionOfControl western Libya
roleInConflict one of the main rival governments in Libya
seatOfPower Tripoli
status defunct
succeededBy Government of National Accord
supportedBy Libya Dawn coalition
territorialControl parts of Tripoli
parts of western Libya

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House of Representatives (Tobruk-based) hasLegitimacyDisputeWith Government of National Salvation (Tripoli-based)
Fayez al-Sarraj precededBy Government of National Salvation (Tripoli-based)
this entity surface form: National Salvation Government (Tripoli-based rival administration)