Libya PM-elect withdraws government list after discontent TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's prime minister-elect said on Thursday he had withdrawn his proposed government list, just a day after presenting it to the national congress for approval, after protesters stormed the assembly and politicians voiced discontent over his nominations. Speaking on Libyan television, Mustafa Abushagur said he was ready to change some of his nominations in his proposed line-up which excluded the biggest party in congress, the liberal National Forces Alliance (NFA). "I have asked the congress leader to withdraw my proposed government list and I will submit new nominations on Sunday," he said. This new government should help build the state. Its members should have the right experience and be courageous. Congress leader Mohammed Magarief had earlier said that the assembly did not approve of the proposed government line-up. Abushagur's decision to withdraw his initial nominations is likely to be seen as a strategic retreat and as an attempt to keep Libya's still shaky efforts to put a stable political system in place on track. "I thought the congress would discuss this list and give me their opinions," Abushagur said. When I presented my list yesterday some congress members just left the hall ... It is the prime minister's right to pick the government. Earlier on Thursday, protesters who believed their town was under-represented in the proposed government stormed the national assembly as it prepared to scrutinize the list. Between 100 and 150 demonstrators from the western town of Zawiyah walked into the hall where congress meets, forcing the cancellation of a session meant to study the nominations. The session was postponed until later in the evening. Abushagur's line-up included many unknown names, including the proposed oil minister, Mabrouk Issa Abu Harroura. While Abushagur says he is politically "neutral," the line-up is said to have included several members of the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood. Ibrahim al-Gharyani, head of the NFA in congress, said there were no candidates from his alliance, the biggest party in the chamber. Congress spokesman Omar Hmaidan said several congress members had voiced dissatisfaction with the nominations. The NFA's leader, wartime rebel Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, lost out narrowly to Abushagur in the congress vote for the next head of government on September 12. Although the NFA is the biggest political grouping with 39 out of the 80 party seats in the assembly, another 120 seats are in the hands of independents. NFA Spokesman Hamuda Siala said it would support Abushagur's cabinet "as long as it aims to serve Libya's national interest, improve security and boost development." He had picked three deputy prime ministers from the western mountain town of Zintan, from the south and from the east in an attempt to ensure broad geographical representation. Additional reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Andrew Osborn