In the United States, following last year's midterm elections, a new legislative session was opened in which the opposition party, the Republican Party, holds a majority in the House of Representatives.
In the U.S. Congress, as a result of the midterm elections in November last year, the ruling Democratic Party maintained control of the Senate, while the opposition Republican Party regained the majority in the House of Representatives. A new parliament has opened in a so-called "twist" state with different factions.
In the House of Representatives, a vote was held to elect a new Speaker, but Majority Leader McCarthy, who had been viewed as a leading candidate within the Republican Party, was unable to secure a majority of support due to opposition from some members of the party, and was elected as Speaker. was not elected, so a re-vote will be held.
Within the Republican Party, conservative lawmakers who support former President Trump and others argued that ``Mr. McCarthy is not a true leader'' and opposed the election of the chairman, and the majority was 15 votes short.
According to local media, it is the first time in 100 years that the speaker of the House of Representatives was not elected in the first round of voting, and deliberations and voting cannot be done until the speaker is decided.
The Republican Party wants to strengthen its confrontation with the Biden administration in anticipation of next year's presidential election, but it has become clear that the party is not organized.