Everyone should be represented so that (Libya) can emerge from the tunnel.

The Libyan parliament will discuss holding a vote of confidence on a new unified government for the divided country on March 8, its powerful speaker Aguila Saleh said.

The country has been mired in chaos since Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi was ousted and killed in an uprising backed by a NATO air campaign a decade ago.

Its UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) is based in Tripoli, while eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar supports a parallel administration based in the east.

“Parliament will convene to discuss a vote of confidence on the government on Monday, March 8, at 11 a.m. in Sirte if the 5+5 Joint

Military Commission guarantees the security of the meeting,” Saleh said in a statement, referring to a city halfway between east and west.

The military commission is a forum bringing together five representatives from each side.

“If that proves impossible, the session will be held in the temporary seat of parliament in Tobruk at the same date and time,” he said, adding that the military committee would need to advise the parliament in advance.

It was unclear whether the vote itself would take place on March 8 or whether the meeting would be limited to talks.

Interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah earlier said he faced a Friday deadline to form his government according to a UN road map.