Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected President of the US House of Representatives after 14 votes against. (AP)
the republican Kevin McCarthy was finally elected this Saturday Speaker of the United States House of Representatives after 15 votes, after convincing a sufficient number of congressmen from his own party who refused to support him.
the Six rebel Republicans abstained led to McCarthy’s election as Speaker of the House just after midnight 216 votesafter four grueling days ending this Saturday with this victory that ends the chaos in the US Congress.
As with the previous vote and unlike the first thirteen the Radical Republicans did not field alternate candidates McCarthy, who was measured against the Democratic leader in the chamber in this latest round, Hakeem Jeffriesthe received 212 votes Just like in the previous rounds.
This last round took place after a penultimate one in which they lived Tense moments between McCarthy and radical conservative Matt GaetzAlly of the former President donald trumpwho thwarted his election by choosing to abstain when the California legislature was close to victory by one vote before victory.
According to the New York Times, Trump cardGaetz, who this week urged his supporters to back McCarthy, reportedly called when he saw the Republican nominee’s election was in jeopardy.
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