That was nothing. again. For the third day in a row, Kevin McCarthy and with him the entire Republican Party made a fool of himself in the spotlight of the world public. The haggling over the prestigious post of speaker in the House of Representatives continued after another five and now a total of eleven ballots.
20 right-wing mutineers, almost all members of the arch-conservative Freedom Caucus, make life difficult for the 57-year-old MP from California. An end to the farce is not in sight – the Grand Old Party is too divided for that (You can read three scenarios of how the chaos in Congress could end here). But who are the protagonists in this power game at the expense of the whole country? A look at the main characters.
Sources: “New York Times“; “Public Broadcasting Service“; “Reuters“; “political“