He made this decision after consultations with fellow party members.
Candidate for the position of Speaker strong> House of Representatives from the Republican Party Steve Scalise announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy.
This is reported by Reuters.
He made this decision after as it became known that he could not secure the support of the required 217 votes.
“I just told my colleagues that I am withdrawing my candidacy,” he told reporters.
The publication reports that that Republicans in the House of Representatives held several hours of closed negotiations, but were unable to resolve differences allowing them to appoint Scalise as speaker.
Recall that it was previously reported that Republicans, who are vocal supporters of ex-President Donald Trump,believe the choice of Steve Scalise as a contender for the new Speaker of the House of Representatives was incorrect.
In addition, we previously reported that during the secret ballot among representatives of the Republican PartySteve Scalise received 113 votes, and Jim Jordan — 99.
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