The leader of the Republican Party who won the election, Kevin McCarthy, failed to get the required number of votes in the first or second round.
For the first time in the last century, the lower house of the US Congress failed to elect a speaker for the first or second term. On Tuesday, January 3, according to CNN.
It was noted that the leader of the Republican Party, Kevin McCarthy, did not have enough votes in the first or the second round.
203 members of the House of Representatives supported him, while 19 Republicans voted for the other candidates. To obtain the position of speaker, he must obtain the votes of a majority of those present and voting (usually 218 people, but may be less if someone misses the vote).
In the second round of voting, Democratic Party representative Hakim Jeffreys received 212 votes, McCarthy received 203 votes, and Jim Jordan, the Republican Party representative, received 19 votes. All 19 GOP lawmakers who voted against McCarthy in the first round voted for Jordan in the second round.
The White House, commenting on what is happening in Congress, noted that President Joe Biden has no plans to intervene.
Recall that the leader of the Democrats in the lower house of the United States for the first time became a black person – Hakim Jeffreys, who replaced Nancy Pelosi in this position.
Recall that the Democratic Party retained control of the Senate, despite all the predictions about the victory of the Republican Party.
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