A government spokesman told Reuters that Thinni’s comments were not an official resignation.
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His Cabinet, working out of hotels, has struggled to make an impact in the remote eastern city of Bayda, while citizens complained about shortages of fuel and a worsening security situation.
During the talk show Prime Minister Al-Thani faced a barrage of angry questions from citizens who blamed his government for the lack of basic services such as electricity and poor security in areas it controls.
“People do not need to protest against me because I officially resign from my position”.
Although the decision was described as a surprise, the newspaper said he stated publicly in April he did not want to be prime minister. “The prime minister has not resigned officially”.
The GNC – which took power after an Islamist militia alliance captured the capital last year – will not sign any deal that safeguards a senior military post for Haftar, according to Mohammed Ali Abdallah Addarrat, who sits in the Tripoli parliament and is the head of the National Front party.
Ministries and key state buildings in Tripoli are under the control of the rival administration with its own premier that has not been recognised by world powers.
United Nations envoy Bernardino León said the participation of all members of the warring factions represents a good sign that an accord can be reached in the next three weeks.
“A resignation needs to be handed in writing to the House of Representatives, which would accept or reject it”, Mr Arabi said.
Rival Libyan factions on Tuesday restarted peace talks aimed at creating a unity government, with representatives of the powerful Tripoli parliament joining the negotiations after boycotting them last month.
Thinni’s government had originally planned to set up parliament in the main eastern city of Benghazi but relocated to Tobruk near the Egyptian border after Benghazi turned into a battleground between the government and armed groups.
“What Libya is facing now is deeper chaos and division of the country”.
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Libya descended into chaos following the 2011 civil war that ended dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s rule, with rival governments in its east and west and parts of the country run by Islamic militants. On Monday, Thinni’s government said that Tripoli global Airport would be renamed after the late King Idris, toppled by Gaddafi in 1969.
