China News Service, November 27. According to a report by NBC on the 26th, US Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (Kevin McCarthy) is "struggling" for the 218 votes he needs to be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in January next year. But already some party opponents have declared that they will not support him under any circumstances.
According to reports, as the Republican Party only narrowly controls the House of Representatives after the midterm elections this month, a small part of the party opposition has refused to support McCarthy.
It is expected that McCarthy still faces huge challenges if he wants to successfully obtain 218 votes and become the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
"He doesn't have enough votes," said Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, who challenged McCarthy in the Republican speaker's primary.
The report pointed out that these opposition groups may put McCarthy in a very unstable position.
If the opposition disagrees, and McCarthy refuses to back down, it could lead to multiple candidates for Speaker of the House, sparking a chaotic speakership fight the likes of which have never happened in this century.
If support is lacking, it could take weeks of multiple votes to finally elect a new speaker.