Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was nominated Tuesday by his peers to be the leader of his party in the US Congress, paving the way for him to assume strategic command of the House of Representatives in January.
The 57-year-old elected official, who has held senior positions in the lower house of Congress since 2014, opposed Andy Biggs, a member of a powerful ultra-conservative group, the Freedom Caucus. Republicans voted by secret ballot.
no red wave
Kevin McCarthy must now win the vote in the plenary session on January 3, when the 435 newly elected representatives, Republicans and Democrats, of the House will choose their “spokesperson”, the third most important figure in American politics after the president and the vice president. .
This vote promises to be very close, leaving the Republicans to have only a slim majority in the House. The laborious count of the midterm elections is still going on.
Kevin McCarthy is weakened by the poor performance of the Republicans in this election, as the “tide wave” predicted by conservatives has not materialized.
Any defection in his camp would significantly complicate his ascent to the roost and the right wing of the Conservatives have made it known that they will put their conditions before endorsing him.
In 2015, California’s elected official had already narrowly failed to become Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Source: BFM TV
