Republicans choose McCarthy as their candidate for president of the United States House of Representatives

the republican Kevin McCarthy was elected this Tuesday by his peers to be the leader of his party in the House of Representatives of the US Congress, which paves the way for him to become the president of that body in January.

Republicans failed to wrest control of the Senate from Democrats under President Joe Biden in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, but are on track to retake control of the House.

“The era of Democratic domination is over,” said McCarthy, 57, who has held senior positions in the House of Congress since 2014.

McCarthy defeated his co-religionist Andy Biggs, a member of the far-right group Freedom Caucus. The Republicans chose by secret ballot.

The elected representative of California must now win the vote in the plenary session on January 3, when the 435 new members of the lower house, Republicans and Democrats, will choose the “speaker” (president), the third most important position in politics American after President and Vice President.

This vote promises to be very close, since the majority of the Republicans in the House anticipate a very close one. Vote counting is still ongoing in various contests.

McCarthy appears weakened by the poor performance of the Republicans in these elections, as the “wave” of support predicted by the conservatives has not materialized.

Any defection from the Republican camp would significantly complicate McCarthy’s rise, and right-wing conservatives have made it known that they will set their terms before endorsing him.

In 2015, McCarthy had already narrowly failed to become Speaker of the House of Representatives.