CAIRO — One of Libya's rival administrations met for the first time in the southern province of Sabha on Thursday, vowing to end deepening political divisions.The meeting, away from the capital Tripoli, was the latest sign that Libya remains mired in divisions, months after the failure of a UN-backed election that was supposed to unify the country in December.In recent months, the oil-rich country has once again become split between two administrations, one in Tripoli led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah and the other by Fathi Bashagha, a former interior minister who was elected prime minister. by the east-based parliament in February..During a televised session, Bashagha sat down with his ministers.“The era of corruption, chaos and despotism is over.Today marks the beginning of a new national era where all Libyans will unite to achieve reform, reconstruction and justice,” Bashagha said in his opening speech.In February, the eastern-based House of Representatives elected Bashagha to lead a new caretaker government.Lawmakers have claimed that the term of interim Prime Minister Dbeibah, who is based in Tripoli, expired after elections did not take place as scheduled in December.Dbeibah, however, opposed efforts to replace his government.He said he would hand over power only to an elected government.Bashagha's cabinet met in Sabha, more than 400 miles from the capital Tripoli.At the meeting, Bashagha's cabinet outlined other goals and policies, including protecting the country's southern borders and oil facilities.Since his appointment, Bashagha has been unable to establish his government in the capital, which remains under the control of Dbeibah and allied armed groups.Bashagha had repeatedly said that he would not enter Tripoli by force.With both leaders sticking to their guns, tensions rose and heavily armed militias mobilized in the western region, including the capital.The developments have raised fears that fighting could resume in Libya after a period of relative calm since the warring parties signed a UN-brokered ceasefire at the end of 2020.The North African country has been wracked by conflict since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.Not all news on the site expresses the views of the site, but we transmit this news automatically and translate it through programmatic technology on the site and not from a human editor.