Nuri Abu Sahmain, former president of the GNC, claimed on Misrata TV that he is still in charge, and refused to recognize the authority of the new Parliament. Attacks on journalists covering the new Parliament have cut the flow of news from Libya. A delegation from the UN and the EU visited Misrata Municipal Council to try to resolve the current crisis in Libya. Islamist protesters rallied in Tripoli, Misrata, and Benghazi against the new Parliament.
