15 rounds of voting were held to elect the Republican candidate for Speaker
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With the efforts of former US President Donald Trump, the candidate of his party has been elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
After 15 rounds of voting and five days of debate in the US House of Representatives (Congress), Republican candidate Kevin McCarthy has finally been elected Speaker.
Donald Trump's party (Republican Party) has a simple majority in the US House of Representatives, the 435-member House has 222 Republicans, and 212 Democrats, while one seat is vacant.
A candidate needed the support of 218 members to win the Speaker's election, but many party members were unhappy with their candidate, leading to 14 inconclusive polls for the Speaker's election.
The 15th poll was held on Saturday and this time Republican Party candidate Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker.
Former US President Donald Trump played the most important role in persuading disgruntled members in favor of Kevin McCarthy.
According to American media, the newly elected members of the House of Representatives cannot take oaths until the speaker is elected.
The process of polling for the election of the Speaker in America is not a new thing, but it has happened for a century.
Before that, the last time the United States House of Representatives voted more than once elect the Speaker was in 1923.
The longest Speaker election was held in 1855, at that time there were 133 rounds of polling and the Speaker could not be elected for 2 months.
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