It is the first time in 100 years that the House Speaker cannot be elected due to conflicts between the opposition and Republicans, who hold the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. It's been a day and the situation is still chaotic.
As a result of last year's midterm elections, the opposition and Republicans regained the majority of the House of Representatives, and on the 3rd when the Congress opened, a vote was held to elect a new speaker, but it seems likely that the Republican Party will be the top of the House. Senate Majority Leader McCarthy failed to win a majority of support due to opposition from some lawmakers within the party.
The Speaker of the House is the second most important post after the Vice President in order to inherit presidential authority if the President of the United States dies or becomes unable to perform his duties, and it is 100 years that the chairman is not decided in the first vote. This is an exceptional situation for the first time.
In the House of Representatives, deliberations and voting cannot be done until the chairman is decided, and since re-voting will continue, Mr. McCarthy and his surrounding lawmakers are persuading conservative hard-line lawmakers who are opposed.
Former President Trump also posted on social media on the 4th, saying, "It's time for all the great Congressmen to vote for McCarthy. Let's finish the deal and win," calling for unity. .
However, even in the re-voting held on the 4th, Mr. McCarthy did not win the support of the majority, and the situation continues to be confused even one day after the opening of Congress.