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Emirates News Agency – Republican Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of US House of Representatives

WASHINGTON, January 7 / WAM / Republic Day, Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives after 15 rounds of voting.

According to the voting results, McCarthy won 216 votes, while his Democratic rival, Hakeem Jefferies, won the support of 212 members of the House of Representatives and 6 members chose not to vote for anyone.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the third most important position in the American political system after the president and vice president.

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Emad Al-Ali

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