Kevin McCorthy is elected president of American Congress

McCorthy's party had taken control of the U.S. Lower Chamber of Representatives after mid-term elections in the fall of last year, with a small majority 222-212 congressmen.

Usually, the election of the Speaker of the Parliament follows smoothly, is as a formalism, where the leader of the largest party gains confidence to lead this temple of American democracy, reports Knn, broadcasts the telegraph.

However, recent divisions in the Republican Party meant this would not happen soon, and this lasted until the 15th round of voting.

In the 14th vote, McCarty got 216 votes, one less than the number needed for a victory. But in the next round, he finally won with a score of 216-211.

He was elected by votes of less than half the members of the House of Representatives only because five co-partys did not give him their votes by not supporting McCarty as the leader, but also by not voting for another candidate.

Chairman-elect Kevin McCarty said the new House of Representatives wants the US to win the economic race with China, referring to the country as the Chinese Communist Party”.

“We will also address America's long-term challenges, debt and the establishment of the Chinese communist party. As for the Chinese communist party, we will establish a select two-party committee for China to investigate how to return hundreds of thousands of jobs that went to China and then win this” economic race, he said.

Meanwhile, Hakeem Jeffries makes history like the first colored lawmaker to lead a party in the American Congress, either by default the Democrats.

Otherwise, the American president, Joe Biden, congratulated McCarty on taking over the new assignment and that he is prepared to work with the Republicans at Capitol Hill.