Libya: France becomes first country to recognise opposition as government
10th March 2011
Which is nonsense, of course; they aren’t a government, they’re just rebels. They may turn into a government some day, when things settle down, but that day has not yet come. It’s like calling Al-Qaida a government merely because they’re successful at blowing things up and causing trouble for the real government.
But, then, the French have historically been a bit confused as to what a proper government looks like, so I suppose we ought not to be too picky.