Unprecedented for a hundred and sixty years, this situation could continue for days or even weeks. She is deemed “embarrassing” by President Joe Biden.
MO12345LEMONDE with AFP
The Republicans were busy behind the scenes on Thursday, January 5, to finally designate an “speaker” in the American chamber of representatives and put an end to the paralysis generated by the sling of a handful of elected officials from the wing wing Party right.
Favorite to replace Nancy Pelosi, the Republican Kevin McCarthy reached out to the twenty Trumpist elected officials playing the spoilsports, offering them size concessions.
In vain.
The group still refused to enter the rank after a tenth vote, a new scenario in a hundred and sixty years.
This blockage has very concrete repercussions: without president of the chamber, elected officials cannot take an oath or therefore pass a bill.
“I have the hope today that the Republicans will arrest the bickering, backbiting and blows behind the back, so that we can work in the service of the American people,” called Democrat Hakeem Jeffries.
“false road”
Members of the most conservative fringe of the party, these elected Trumpists do not fundamentally trust Mr. McCarthy and take advantage of the very fine republican majority won in the mid-term elections in November to set their conditions.
The Republican, who cannot be elected without their support, has notably accessed one of their requests aimed at facilitating the ouster of “speaker”.
But the opposition to his candidacy seemed to crystallize.
“We must repair this defective system,” said the elected representative of Montana Matt Rosendale, urging other Republicans to join their slingshot.
133 rpm in 1856
The election of the “speaker”, the third most important character in American policy after the president and the vice-president, requires a majority of 218 votes. Kevin McCarthy capped Thursday evening at 200.
The elected representative of California does not have a credible competitor. Only the name of the chief of the republican majority in the room, Steve scalizes, circulates as possible alternative.
The room will continue to vote until a president is elected. This is generally the case only for a few hours could extend over several weeks: in 1856, the elected officials of the Congress had only agreed after two months and 133 laps.
“There is no doubt that the problems that divide us today are much less serious than those we had in 1856,” said the elected John James, calling his colleagues to store without waiting for Sides of Kevin McCarthy.
Democratic president Joe Biden described this situation as “embarrassing” on Wednesday, ensuring that “the rest of the world” closely followed the ward in Congress.