TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Businessman Ahmed Maiteeq was sworn in as Libya's new prime minister on Sunday after chaotic voting, with several lawmakers challenging an appointment seen by analysts as unlikely to ease the oil producer's political turmoil.
Officials gave contradicting versions of the parliamentary election outcome, with a deputy speaker initially saying Maiteeq had failed to obtain the necessary quorum even through he emerged as frontrunner in several prior votes.
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