China News Agency, Washington, January 3 (Reporter Sha Hanting) The 118th US Congress opened on the 3rd local time.

The House of Representatives has failed to elect a speaker after three rounds of elections. This is the first time in a century that the House of Representatives failed to produce a speaker in the first round of elections.

　　In the midterm elections last November, Republicans won the House of Representatives.

In the new House of Representatives, Republicans hold 222 seats and Democrats hold 213 seats.

According to the regulations, the candidate who obtains more than half of the votes is elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

　　There was a "dramatic" scene in the election of the Speaker of the House that day.

In the first round of voting, Republican McCarthy won 203 votes, less than Democrat Jeffries' 212 votes, and neither of them won more than half of the votes.

Among them, 19 Republicans voted for other Republicans, and all Democrats voted for Jeffries.

In the second round of voting, McCarthy again received 203 votes to Jeffries' 212 votes.

In the third round of voting, Jeffries still received 212 votes, McCarthy received 202 votes, and 20 Republicans voted for another Republican Congressman Jordan.

After three rounds of voting, the House of Representatives has yet to elect a speaker.

　　According to US media reports, the last time the House of Representatives failed to elect a speaker in the first round was in 1923.

It is reported that the members who refused to vote for McCarthy this time are conservative members of the Republican Party.

They believe that McCarthy's views are "not conservative enough" and "not tough enough" in the battle with the Democratic Party.

　　At present, the House of Representatives has adjourned and will continue to vote on the 4th.

McCarthy is reportedly intensifying talks with Republicans.

There is also news that moderate Republicans are also considering cooperating with Democrats in order to get enough votes.

But Jeffries said on the same day that Democrats are not currently planning to help Republicans elect the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

　　According to regulations, if the Speaker of the House of Representatives is not elected, the new House of Representatives cannot be sworn in, and the committees of the House of Representatives cannot start work.

　　Compared with the "chaos" in the House of Representatives, "everything is normal" in the Senate.

In the new Senate, the Democrats hold 51 seats and the Republicans hold 49 seats. The Democrats continue to control the Senate.

On the same day, Democratic Senator Schumer was re-elected as Senate Majority Leader, and Republican Senator McConnell was also re-elected as Senate Minority Leader.

McConnell also became the longest-serving party leader in Senate history.

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