China News Service, November 18th, comprehensive report, on the 17th local time, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Pelosi, announced that she would no longer seek re-election as the leader of the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives in the next Congress. conditions.

Previously, the Republican Party narrowly won control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections.

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　　In a 14-minute speech on the House floor, Pelosi said she would retire after nearly two decades of leading Democrats after her husband Paul was brutally attacked at his San Francisco home last month, according to the Associated Press. Rank second.

　　The 82-year-old Pelosi is the first female speaker of Congress in American history and the only female speaker of Congress, and has served in this position twice.

She demonstrated an ability to pass major legislation during her leadership career in Congress, including two impeachments against then-President Trump.

　　Pelosi said in her speech that when the new Congress convenes in January next year, she will continue to remain in Congress as a federal congressman from San Francisco, a position she has held for 35 years.

　　"I have great confidence in our caucus that I will not be seeking re-election as Democratic leader in the next Congress," Pelosi said.

　　"To me, now is the time for a new generation to lead a Democratic Congress that I deeply respect. I am grateful that so many are ready and willing to take on this daunting responsibility," she said.

　　According to reports, earlier, Pelosi pointed out in a statement that in the next Congress, House Democrats will "continue to exert a strong influence on the small Republican majority."

　　Pelosi's decision could have a domino effect in the Democratic leadership of the House of Representatives ahead of next month's party elections, which will regroup as the minority party in the new Congress.

　　Pelosi grew up in a political family in Baltimore, Maryland, on the East Coast, where her father served as mayor of Baltimore.

He entered politics early in 1976 and won a seat in Congress in 1988.

In 2001, she ran for House Minority Whip and narrowly won.

The following year, she was promoted to House Minority Leader, the opposition party in the House of Representatives.

　　After Pelosi leaves office, current House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is expected to replace her as speaker.

McCarthy had previously won the party vote to become the Republican nominee for Speaker of the House of Representatives.