After many rounds of voting from last Tuesday to today, the US House of Representatives failed to elect a new president to replace Nancy Pelosi, whose term has expired, and after the midterm elections to Congress held last November, the Republicans won. majority in the House of Representatives with 222 seats, as opposed to 213 for the Democrats.
Despite this majority, the Republicans failed to determine the presidency of the House of Representatives in the rounds of elections held in the previous days in favor of candidate Kevin McCarthy.
And a new round of voting will take place Friday night in an attempt to reach the majority needed to win the presidency of the Council after Republican nominee Kevin McCarthy failed to secure a majority in many rounds of voting. voters in the council.
It is noteworthy that after the quorum of members of the House of Representatives, candidates for office from each party are announced, then voting begins, since a candidate for the post of speaker of the House of Representatives needs a majority of votes. members of the House of Representatives present and voting.
Historically, a candidate who received 218 votes was enough to become President of the House of Representatives, and was often won by the candidate of the majority party in the House.
