Ali Zeidan takes the stage for the first time as Libya's prime minister.<br/> <br />Zeidan was elected by the national assembly on Sunday to become the second prime minister in a month after his predecessor failed to form a government.<br/> <br />He has promised to form an emergency government in two weeks that would unify the country's many opposing factions and restore security on Libyan streets.<br/> <br />Zeidan is a diplomat who defected in the 1980s, becoming a well known critic of former leader Muammar Gaddafi.<br/> <br />But on Monday Libyans were divided over Zeidan's new role.<br/> <br />Some welcomed the changing face of the government.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) TRIPOLI RESIDENCE, ADEL AL ABANI, SAYING:<br/> <br />"With God's will Ali Zeidan will be a good prime minister, I am really optimistic about him and he will make a good government."<br/> <br />Others in the capital worried that Zeidan will be unable to make a difference.<br/> <br />Libya desperately needs a viable government to jumpstart reconstruction efforts and heal rifts opened up by the popular uprising that unseated former leader Muammar Gaddafi last year.
