After 15 historic elections, the US parliament elects a new president

The US parliament elected Republican Kevin McCarthy as president on Saturday after 15 historic votes.

After four days of lobbying and in the face of opposition from members of his party (the Republican Party), which the American media have dubbed the "Never Kevins", Mr. McCarthy won the coveted seat with 216 votes; putting him ahead of his competitor, Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat who won 212 votes.

The emergence of the new president has had a price, including that of allowing any member of parliament to move for his impeachment.

Other compromises made by Mr. McCarthy, according to CNN, include moving 12 supply bills individually. Instead of passing separate bills to fund government operations, Congress frequently passes a massive year-end spending package known as an "omnibus" that consolidates everything into one bill. /p>

Conservatives oppose it, arguing that it escapes scrutiny and allows lawmakers to stick to foreign pet projects.

He also agreed to greater Freedom Caucus representation on committees, including the powerful House Rules Committee. Additionally, lawmakers will have seventy-two hours to review bills before they are introduced.

A committee of inquiry will be created to investigate the "militarization" of the federal government; and the restoration of the Holman rule, which can be used to reduce the salaries of civil servants.

While many argue that Mr. McCarthy's compromises could end up making him a weak leader in one of the strongest political seats, AP says he could also be emboldened as a survivor of the one of the most brutal fights for the hammer in United States history. .

"Since the Civil War era, a speaker's vote has not gone through as many ballots," AP said.

McCarthy as speaker

In a tweet after his emergence, he tweeted "I hope one thing is clear after this week: I will never give up. And I will never give up for you, the American people."

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In his speech Saturday morning after his release, the hard work begins, he said, adding that his ultimate responsibility is not to his party or the congress but to the United States - "our country" .

The new president says it's time for parliament to check and balance President Joe Biden's policies.

As part of his plans for his term, Mr. McCarthy aims to win economic competition with China by bringing back the jobs that were taken by the latter.

"As for the Chinese Communist Party, we will create a bipartisan select committee on China to study how to bring back the hundreds of thousands of jobs that went to China, and then we will win this economic competition," said- he said.< /p> Support the integrity and credibility journalism of PREMIUM TIMES Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can guarantee the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy and a transparent government. For free and continued access to the best investigative journalism in the country, we ask that you consider providing modest support to this noble endeavour. By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you help sustain relevant journalism and keep it free and accessible to everyone.

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