A page turns. Democratic elected official Hakeem Jeffries was nominated by his peers on Wednesday to succeed Nancy Pelosi and lead his party in the US House of Representatives. He becomes the first African-American to hold such responsibilities in the United States Congress.The 52-year-old elected official, who has held positions of responsibility in the Democratic staff since 2019, expressed his “tremendous pride” in having been appointed to this position, following a vote behind closed doors. .The election of Hakeem Jeffries...
Of Peter Burghardt and Fabian Fellman, WashingtonHakeem Jeffries is the first black faction leader in the US House of Representatives: The Democratic delegation elected him their new leader on Wednesday. She chose not to vote, and the 52-year-old New Yorker received the group's blessing by acclamation, a nice sign given the historical significance of this act: For the first time, an African American has taken over the office at the head of a congressional group, 246 years after the Declaration...
House of Representatives After Pelosi: Jeffrie's first black faction leader Hakeem Jeffries leads the Democrats in the House of Representatives. photo © Lenin Nolly/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Pelosi was the first female speaker of the House of Representatives - she is now succeeded by Hakeem Jeffries. He is the first black faction leader. But he will be significantly less powerful than his predecessor. The US Democrats have completed a generational change at the top and elected Hakeem Jeffries as the first...
US Democrats Pelosi resigns: Democrat Hakeem Jeffries is first black faction leader The US Democrats have completed a generational change at the top and elected Hakeem Jeffries as the first black faction leader in the House of Representatives © J Scott Applewhite/AP/DPA Nancy Pelosi was the first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives. She is now succeeded by Hakeem Jeffries at the head of her party. He is the first black faction leader. But he will be significantly less...
The US Democrats have completed a generational change at the top and elected Hakeem Jeffries as the first black faction leader in the House of Representatives. The 52-year-old was elected by his party peers in the Congress Chamber after 82-year-old Nancy Pelosi announced her departure. The MP from New York was already a member of the parliamentary group executive committee and had announced after the congressional elections that he wanted to lead the Democrats in the House of Representatives in...
portrait Status: 11/30/2022 4:29 p.m For many years, Nancy Pelosi led the US Democrats in the House of Representatives - now her successor is ready: Hakeem Jeffries is to take over the post. What does the first black faction leader in Congress stand for politically? By Sebastian Hesse, ARD Studio Washington The US Democrats in the House of Representatives dare to change generations. Hakeem Jeffries, the newcomer, is 30 years younger than the woman he inherits: Nancy Pelosi. MDR logo...
