Libyan Supreme Court dissolves government

Libya's Supreme Court ruled Thursday the country's Parliament, its only internationally recognized government, is invalid.

The decision will likely cause additional chaos and deepening splits in the political structure of the country, where the government has little authority, and Islamist militias control sections of territory.

The court's ruling came after Islamist members of the House of Representatives questioned the constitutionality of moving the legislature from the capital, Tripoli, to Tobruk. The move came after militias seized Tripoli earlier this year.

The court remains in Tripoli.

The decision nullifies June's parliamentary elections, by which the current government was formed. The Cabinet of Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani was sworn in, in Tobruk, in September. The Islamist coalition in Tripoli, the General National Congress, does not recognize al-Thani's government, which has been recognized internationally and by the United Nations.