Today, Thursday, the US House of Representatives failed to elect a new president for the tenth time, which means that it will have to conduct a new round of voting to decide on choosing a candidate for the position.
And the Republican Party candidate, the majority leader in the House, Kevin McCarthy, failed to obtain the necessary majority of votes, which is 218 votes to win the position, and with this result, the House will be forced to hold a tenth vote to choose a Speaker for the House.
Representatives are supposed to continue voting until a new president can be elected.
Former US President Donald Trump had earlier clearly called on Republicans to support McCarthy's candidacy, writing on his social network "Social Truth" in a rare public support on his part, "Now is the time for the great Republican representatives in the House to vote for Kevin (McCarthy) Do not turn a great victory into a gigantic and embarrassing defeat.
It is noteworthy that the Speaker of the US House of Representatives is elected on the first day of each new session, or in the event of the death, resignation or dismissal of the Speaker.
The candidate for the position of Speaker of the Council must obtain the majority of votes, ie 218 votes out of a total of 435 votes to win the position.
The last time the vote for the presidency of the Council extended to more than one round was in 1923, as Frederick Gillette was elected president of the Council after 9 rounds of voting that lasted over two days, while 1856 witnessed the longest time that the vote extended to the presidency of the Council as Nathaniel Banks was elected after 133 a tour.