With Libya's transition paralyzed, a would-be premier projects power in Tripoli

By Aidan Lewis and Ahmed Elumami | TRIPOLI

In a cluster of luxury residences that survived Tripoli’s battles almost unscathed, a self-declared defender of Libya’s revolution has set up base as one of three claimants to the country’s premiership.

A handful of guards and two armored white SUVs are stationed at Khalifa Ghwell’s compound, and loyalists control surrounding roads with checkpoints and patrols.

Few consider Ghwell a serious contender for power. But in recent weeks the ex-prime minister has bolstered his presence at his base four km from the heart of the capital, in an increasingly brazen

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