After three failed attempts
Chief post in the US Congress: Trump calls on Republicans to elect McCarthy
Appeal for the election of Kevin McCarthey: Ex-President Donald Trump
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Republicans have failed in three attempts to select a Speaker of the House of Representatives. Trump supporters in particular rebelled against candidate Kevin McCarthy. This is now backed by the ex-president.
Former US President Donald Trump has called on all Republicans in the House of Representatives in Washington to elect Kevin McCarthy as the new chairman of the Congress Chamber. Trump launched the appeal to online media on Wednesday after McCarthy failed to obtain the required simple majority in three rounds of voting the previous day, even though his conservative Republicans hold a majority in the House of Representatives.
Up to 20 MPs from their own party voted against the 57-year-old MP from California in three rounds of voting on Tuesday because they felt he was too moderate. After three failed votes, the House of Representatives adjourned to Wednesday.
Only when the “Speaker of the House” – the third most important representative of US politics after the President and Vice President – has been elected can the MPs be sworn in and start their work. The last time it took more than one round of voting to elect a chairman at the inaugural session of the Chamber of Congress was in 1923.