2023-10-11 04:11:46
According to media reports, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, who was deposed last week, does not want to run for the post again.
The Republican had asked his party colleagues not to nominate him, CNN reported yesterday evening (local time). He will support the person his group can agree on. He had previously indicated that he would no longer rule out running for office again.
The 58-year-old was voted out as chairman of the House of Representatives last week. In a vote, in addition to the Democrats, eight Republican members also spoke in favor of his removal. It was the first time in US history that someone was removed from this position. Afterwards, McCarthy announced that he would not be available again.
Voting scheduled for today
The Republicans met yesterday evening (local time) behind closed doors to hold a kind of candidate forum. An internal vote was planned for today. There is still no date for the official vote in the House of Representatives among all MPs.
After McCarthy was voted out, the extreme right-wing Jim Jordan and the more moderate Steve Scalise announced their candidacies last week. They should present their positions at the candidate forum.
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