U.N. envoy urges rapid Libya handover as fragile peace holds

The State Council, part of a UN brokered political agreement, holds a meeting to elect their Head of Council in Tripoli, Libya, April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

TUNIS (Reuters) - The U.N. envoy to Libya has urged a rapid, complete handover of power to a unity government that arrived in Tripoli a week ago, warning that a fragile peace in the city may not hold if the new government is unable to deliver.

Martin Kobler also called on Libya's internationally recognised eastern parliament on Wednesday to hold a long-sought vote on whether to approve the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), telling Reuters in an interview that the chamber risked being sidelined if it failed to do so.