Jalil then walked to the microphone and announced that the NTC had handed over the `` constitutional powers of running the country '' and that the GNC was , from that moment , the `` sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people . '' Ceremony marks the first peaceful transition of power in more than 40 years in Libya . The new government is led by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani, who was elected last month after a popular uprising toppled longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi. Moammar Gadhafi was ousted and killed last year .
Ceremony marks the first peaceful transition of power in more than 40 years in Libya . The new government is led by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani, who was elected last month after a popular uprising toppled longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi. Moammar Gadhafi was ousted and killed last year .