TRIPOLI, Libya, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Abdurrahim el-Keib Monday won 26 votes to become the new prime minister for Libya's transitional government, the National Transitional Council said.
El-Keib, who lived in the United States for more than 30 years, secured a bare majority of the 51 NTC votes, defeating a field that initially included 10 rivals.
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El-Keib, who had been a member of the opposition under the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, lived in the United States beginning in 1975 and earned a doctorate degree from North Carolina State University in 1984, CNN reported.
CNN said it was unclear when he returned to Libya.
He will remain in office while a new constitution is written and until elections are held.
