The newly elected House of Representatives of the US Congress on Friday re-elected the current chairman Mike Johnsonwhich is also supported by President-elect Donald Trump. Two Republican deputies they reversed their vote in the first round and ended up endorsing Johnson. TASR reports according to AP and AFP agencies.
The Louisiana congressman originally received 216 votes, beating Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries by just one vote. He was two votes away from getting a simple majority. Johnson’s three Republicans originally they refused to support and voted for other candidates. The current president managed to win only after lengthy negotiations, during which two congressmen finally expressed their support.
It takes place in Washington today the first session of the House of Representatives in the new composition after the November elections. Although the Republicans defended the majority, but they lost two seats to the Democrats; they have 219 seats in the lower house, the Democrats 215. According to the AP agency, the traditionally ceremonial day when newly elected congressmen come to be sworn in often accompanied by family, friends and children, turned into a closely watched vote for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives. It is one of the most powerful elected positions in Washington.
