Insurgency from the ultra-Republican wing prevents the US Congress president from being elected for the third day

in the last few hours concessionsspeeches positive” and so-called “progress”. Even so, Congress United States of America follow paralytic with a handful of far-right Republicans refusing to vote Kevin McCarthy for to preside over the House of Representatives. this thursday seventh vote The election process, which started on Tuesday and did not result in the first round for the first time in a century, was once again victorious. inconclusive. And McCarthy’s exit routes continue to narrow.

The group of 20 people opposed the election of Californians. loyal to his opposition Total. Even after the last few hours of deliberation and McCarthy’s acceptance of some of his demands, including that a single congressman could initiate the impeachment process of the leader, the seventh vote yielded the same final result as Thursday: 201 votes in front of him 212 from Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, 20 and one “available” for other candidates. The hardest core follows promise to never vote for him. And even for a congressman admitted allegations that would severely limit his power, The math of the election is still not outat least for now.

“We are going keep working until we fix it”, McCarthy said before the first round of voting this Thursday, also assuming the outcome would not be favorable to him. “What we do is have really good conversations and breakthroughs. And I think everybody wants to find one solution”.

Crazy and unsuccessful negotiations

McCarthy has to bow to these votes he knows he will lose because the rebels are also threatening not to cast enough support to delay the session as negotiations continue (something that only became painfully clear when Wednesday night’s session was adjourned). majority). And McCarthy must endure humiliating down votes While these negotiations continue behind closed doors.

For example, this Thursday, speeches they even continued while you vote. And Tom Emmer, one of the congressmen allied with McCarthy, whose seat in Congress has been the scene of many of these meetings in recent days, entered the office of some of the most stubborn opponents of the “speaker” candidate this morning. aspect Scott Perry, president of Ultra Freedom Caucus Y Chip Roy. was also available Byron DonaldsFlorida congressman that dissidents have been voting for since Wednesday (though Matt Gaetz verbally in the seventh round this Thursday i vote for donald trumpa symbolic gesture, especially after the former president has encouraged him to vote for McCarthy since Wednesday).

“Won’t Be Enough”

McCarthy’s words of hope for a solution may sound more like wishful thinking than reality. Many of the rebels, even if some of their colleagues changed the vote and supported McCarthy, “they won’t be enough to make him a speaker” in Lauren’s words boebert, one of the stubborn dissidents. “God bless you,” the congressman from Colorado added.

Perry, president of Freedom Caucus, also walked into the meeting in Emmer’s office and criticized it. “there is no deal. And it shows no goodwill filter discussion deals”, citing information about recent concessions that McCarthy is willing to make since Wednesday night.

Source: Informacion

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