For a century now, the president of the House of Representatives has been elected on the first ballot. Nine rounds were needed in 1923, while more than nine had been needed in 1859 and that record was tied on Thursday.
The stalemate in the election of a new speaker of the House of Representatives did not even come to the ninth vote, since the Republicans remain divided and the 20 “rebels” refuse to support the candidate of the party, Kevin McCarthy.
McCarthy received 200 votes (218 needed), Byron Donalds 17 and Kevin Hearn three.
Due to the impasse, the 435-seat US House has become unable to even proceed with swearing in lawmakers, let alone convene, consider bills or scrutinize Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration.
Republicans secured a slim majority (222 to 212) after the midterm elections in November, so McCarthy cannot afford to lose the support of more than four Republicans when Democrats rally around their own nominee.
For a century now the president of the House of Representatives was elected from the first ballot. Nine rounds were needed in 1923, while more than nine had been needed in 1859 and that record was tied on Thursday. In 1859, he was elected speaker of the House of Representatives after 44 rounds of voting, according to CNN.
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