Libya’s Prime Minister Zaidan Ousted in Confidence Vote

Ali Zaidan was ousted as Libya’s prime minister by lawmakers, the culmination of a campaign by Islamists and other opponents to terminate his 17 months in office.

Zaidan has faced repeated calls to step down by critics who accused him of failing to tackle corruption, curb militias and end blockades at oil installations that have cost billions of dollars in lost revenues. The decision came as separatists in the east attempted to export oil independent of the central authorities, amid reports that a tanker loaded by them had evaded government forces.