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American Republicans are having trouble finding a worthy candidate for the post of Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Their task became especially difficult after the leading Republican Congressman, Stephen Scalise, withdrew from further participation in the race.
This was reported by Reuters.
This decision by the politician was caused by the fact that he failed to achieve the support of the minimum number of members of the House of Representatives required to obtain the position of speaker. For this to happen, Scalise had to receive at least 217 votes in his favor (50%+1). At the moment, the lower house of the US Congress consists of 221 Republicans and 212 Democrats.
Scalise had been elected Republican majority leader just a day earlier, but failed to secure his support.
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