McCarthy fails to become House speaker after 11 rounds of voting

This Thursday, the House of Representatives convened for the third consecutive day to try to elect the next speaker. Once again, the session was adjourned without reaching a decision, breaking the record set in 1923 for the most voting rounds ever to decide the position.

After today, 11 rounds of voting have already taken place, making it the longest congressional election process in the last 164 years. The next meeting will be held on Friday at 12 p.m. EST.

So far, it is evident that the efforts of California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy and his allies have not been enough to achieve victory.

It should be recalled that the candidate allegedly with the intention of finally garnering the required number of votes. However, despite the negotiations, fewer and fewer still are supporting him.

In the first vote held on Tuesday, McCarthy got 203 votes. Little by little, the results got worse for the legislator. In Thursday's final vote, the Republican only got 200 of the 218 needed to become the new speaker of the House of Representatives.

The Republican candidate who followed him was Byron Donalds, whose tally for the day ranged from 12 to 19 votes. Another name that was appeared on ballots was Kevin Hern, but the most he got was 7 votes.

Meanwhile, Democrats stood firm in their decision by awarding 212 votes to their party's leader, Hakeem Jeffries.

"There are only two outcomes here: Either Kevin McCarthy withdraws from the Speaker's race, or he has to wake up every morning and put on the world's best constructive straitjacket before the beginning of every House session," said Rep. Matt Gaetz.