The election for the speaker of the US House of Representatives is deadlocked, and the former ** Trump is nominated.
There have been 11 rounds of voting in the election for the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but there is still no winner. It was the longest-running election for Speaker in U.S. history since 1859. At that time, it took 59 days and 44 rounds of voting for the Speaker to be elected by the Republican Party after becoming the majority party. And this election has broken the 100-year record of nine rounds of voting for the speaker of the House of Representatives in 1923.
According to CNN, the main opponents in this election are Kevin McCarthy of the Republican Party and Hakeem Jeffries of the Democratic Party. McCarthy is the current House Minority Leader, and Jeffries is the Democrat's House Chair. Both received unanimous support from their respective parties, but neither achieved the absolute majority required to elect the speaker.
In the 11th round of voting, an unexpected candidate emerged: former ** Donald Trump. He was nominated by Republican Rep. Matt Gates, who opposed McCarthy. Gates also voted for Trump in the seventh and eighth rounds. He said he feared that if McCarthy were elected speaker, it would lead to the continuation of the bipartisan stalemate and defeat without any change.
According to the U.S. Constitution, the Speaker of the House of Representatives does not have to be a member of the House of Representatives, and anyone can be nominated and voted. However, this is very rare, and there is no precedent for success. Trump's nomination caused a stir, but it was also criticized and ridiculed by many. At present, the election for the speaker of the House of Representatives is still not over, and it is not known how many rounds of voting will be held before the results will be produced.