Republican lawmaker Kevin McCarthy fails to win House speakership in three-day stand-off after a seventh round of voting
The lower chamber of US Congress, the House of Representatives, is in deeper turmoil as Republican favourite Kevin McCarthy failed again to win the speakership – after a three-day standoff that does not look like it will be resolved quickly.
The 57-year-old Californian had already been humiliated by failure to secure the gavel across six voting rounds during a chaotic, rollercoaster 48 hours, falling behind each time to his Democratic counterpart Hakeem Jeffries –– though neither was able to win the required majority. His opponents are also claiming to have extracted a pledge to limit lawmakers to three terms and for a McCarthy-linked political organization to stop putting up moderates against far-right candidates in safe Republican seats.The 2023 speakership race is the first in a century to require multiple rounds of voting.
"We cannot let personal politics place the safety and security of the United States at risk," they said.
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