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After losing three rounds of voting for the top job in the US Parliament, Republican Jim Jordan (59) is out of the race. Jordan announced this on Friday in Washington. The confidant of former US President Donald Trump (77) promised that he would help find another candidate for the chairmanship of the House of Representatives.
US media reported that the Republican faction had previously voted behind closed doors in a secret ballot to no longer support Jordan as a candidate for the powerful office. The search for a successor for the dismissed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (58) is starting all over again.
Third most powerful office in the US
McCarthy was voted out of office in a historic vote in early October. Radical Republicans had driven him from office. It was the first time in American history that a Speaker of the House of Representatives had lost his job in this way. The office ranks third in the hierarchy of the United States, after the president and his vice president.
Jordan also failed in the third round of voting for the top job on Friday, losing more votes from his own ranks compared to previous attempts. The right-wing hardliner had tried to win over internal party opponents in recent days. Some reported feeling threatened and pressured by Jordan’s supporters.
After an internal meeting, Republican lawmakers expressed anger and frustration over the chaos in their caucus. They promised that a new candidate would be voted on next week. It is unclear who that could be.
Source: Blick
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