An eighth vote will be held, again with Republican candidate Kevin McCarthy – Donald Trump also got a vote from a “rebel” congressman!
The presidential election is turning into a farce for the Republican “camp” House of Representatives, as the seventh vote also proved fruitless.
The Republican candidate Kevin McCarthy he failed (again) to gather the required majority, however, an eighth vote will be held, again with him as a candidate…
The votes in the new round were as follows: Democrat Jeffries 212, McCarthy 201, Donald also Republican 19, 1 vote for… Trump and 1 present!
Republicans are deadlocked, even after closed-door negotiations overnight (Wednesday night into Thursday morning) in which McCarthy reportedly made more concessions to “hardliners” while arguing that Republican lawmakers were “making progress.”
218 votes are required to elect the Speaker of the House. This situation, unprecedented for a century, has paralyzed the Chamber: without a president, the deputies cannot take the oath, nor vote on bills. Republicans also can’t begin the promised investigations into President Joe Biden.
Earlier, Republicans vented their anger that “a handful” of hard-line lawmakers are denying Republicans the chance to use the power they won in the midterm elections.
The last time the Parliament did not elect a president from the first vote it was 1923. Voting will continue until one of the candidates obtains a majority.
If elected, McCarthy will be third in the political power hierarchy and second in line to succeed Joe Biden, after Vice President Kamala Harris.
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