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- Al-Salhin Abdelnabi al-Obeidi was elected speaker, ending Aguila Saleh’s 12-year tenure.
- Ninety-eight MPs approved a rule limiting the speaker and deputies to one 12-month term.
- Tarek al-Ashtar and Misbah Douma were elected first and second deputy speakers.
- Lawmakers said Saleh made errors and decisions without consulting MPs.
- Saleh called the term-limit vote unofficial and legally invalid.