Democrat Nancy Pelosi retains head of House of Representatives
USA: Democrat Nancy Pelosi hardly re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives
Donald Trump's main opponent has been reappointed as speaker, despite reluctance in her own party
In the end, his re-election was not merely a formality. Democrat Nancy Pelosi was narrowly re-elected Sunday as Speaker of the House of Representatives in the first working session of the 117th U.S. Congress, which has deep divisions.
The 80-year-old tactician, who was the main opponent of President Donald Trump during the second part of his term, has been reappointed as speaker for the next two years, despite the reluctance of some to the left of her party.
The California elected official won 216 votes to 209 for her Republican rival Kevin McCarthy. All the Republican elected officials present voted for the latter, while five elected Democrats did not give their vote to Nancy Pelosi. She will lead behind a narrow majority in the House after the November elections. The 435 seats of the lower house, including 222 Democrats and 211 Republicans, were renewed at the same time as the presidential election.
The third character of the United States
This will be Nancy Pelosi's fourth term at the perch, which she held between 2007 and 2010, when she was the first woman in American history to hold this crucial position. She then took over the house in January 2019, after the midterm elections. The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the third person in the United States after the President and Vice President.
Democrats have control of the House of Representatives, but the situation in the upper house is much more uncertain. The majority in the Senate remains suspended for the time being in two by-elections in Georgia, which will decide the balance of power in Washington for the beginning of Joe Biden's term. The Democrat will take office on January 20.
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