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After two days, a new president of the US House of Representatives has still not been elected. The meeting on this matter was adjourned to 18:00 Dutch time.
Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to win a majority after six rounds of voting. A group of about twenty Republican radicals refuse to vote for McCarthy, while he too receives no support from the Democrats. As a result, McCarthy can’t go beyond 201 votes, while he needs 218.
McCarthy told CNN that progress is being made behind the scenes and that “it’s best to let the people do their job now.”
Until a new Speaker of the House of Representatives is elected, American politics will stall. Decisions like an increase in the debt ceiling or new aid to Ukraine cannot be taken.
