page_title: Fayez al-Sarraj
section_title: Government of National Accord
hierarchical_section_title: Fayez al-Sarraj / Government of National Accord
caption_attribution_description: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj at the Bristol Hotel in Vienna, Austria, on May 16, 2016, before a series of multilateral meetings in the Austrian capital focused on Libya, Syria, and other regional hotspots. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
context_page_description: Fayez Mustafa al-Sarraj is the head of the Presidential Council of Libya and prime minister of the Government of National Accord of Libya, formed on 17 December 2015 under the Libyan Political Agreement. He has been a member of the Parliament of Tripoli.
context_section_description: Sarraj has been Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord since its installment in December 2015 as part of a United Nations-led political agreement.
  Prior to his initial arrival in Tripoli in March 2016, Sarraj survived two separate assassination attempts.
  Over the past two years, the GNA has struggled to gain a foothold as a legitimate institution of authority inside the country, and Libya has remained divided. The government's initial proposed group of ministers was rejected by the House of Representatives (HoR), leading Sarraj to form a government that received a no confidence vote from the HoR. Infighting among rival militias has only intensified, and Libyan citizens have faced economic hardships, including inflation, corruption, and smuggling, that are "melting away the country's cash reserves".
  The United Nations representatives who initially formed the unity government have since expressed concern over its ability to make progress. In December 2016, the Security Council noted the "limited authority" of the GNA and stated that "the Libyan Political Agreement did not fulfill the expectations. The implementation has stalled."
  Months following this statement, an April 2017 U.N. Security Council meeting summary cautioned that "Libya could relapse into conflict" and said the government has struggled to "deliver basic services while endeavoring to fight terrorism, illegal migration and oil smuggling."
  In an attempt to make the government more effective, reports have surfaced throughout 2017 of a consensus to restructure the GNA and overall Libyan Political Agreement.
  In July 2018, Libya rejected European Union's plan aimed at stopping migration from Libya.
  On 10 April 2019, United Nations chief António Guterres said, at the UN headquarters, that he still hopes to avoid a "bloody battle for Tripoli". Two days before that troops loyal to Khalifa Haftar began moving toward the capital.
caption: Sarraj with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, 16 May 2016
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