McCarthy needs 218 votes to become Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the House has 222 Republicans. But McCarthy was unable to win a majority each time, as a small group of conservatives voted for someone else each time.
For the first time in 100 years
Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic nominee for chairman – although all Democrats voted for him – also lacked a majority. For the first time in 100 years, the U.S. House of Representatives will require a plurality vote to elect a new speaker. Six votes have already been cast. Now the re-polling has been postponed.
“It’s too embarrassing for words,” US correspondent Eric Mouton said earlier, adding that normally it’s a formality that involves only one round of voting.
On Tuesday, the first three rounds to find a new Speaker of the House of Representatives failed. That post was held until recently by Democrat Nancy Pelosi. “This is the third most powerful political leader. He decides what to vote on, what to discuss, who gets key positions,” says Mouthan.
Trump and Biden
To end the confusion, former President Donald Trump yesterday called on all Republicans to support McCarthy, but twenty vetoes attached no value to that call: in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds, conservatives voted for Byron Donald. , a conservative from Florida.
President Biden said yesterday that members of the House of Representatives should “put their house in order.” It is a pity that we could not appoint one more. Speaking to reporters at the White House, he said, “It’s not good. “What do you think it will be like for the rest of the world?”
Republicans want to make all kinds of changes, but that policy is too late. “They’re all arguing internally and can’t do important things,” says Mouthan.
