The Republican Party chose Mike Johnson as its candidate for Speaker of the House of Representatives

Republicans from The Congress They elected a legislator on Tuesday Michael Johnson As his fifth candidate for “chairman” (chairman) of the body, hours after the previous candidate, tom Emmer, He withdrew from the race because he did not receive sufficient support from his party.

Johnson, from LouisianaHe will face a closed election on Wednesday to see if he achieves that 217 votes needed to emerge victorious in the room.

The Republican was elected with 85 votes, far ahead of the second. Byron Donaldswith 32; They follow him Mark Green With 23 votes Roger Williams With 21 and Chuck Fleischman Ten, according to the American network CNN.

In addition, 34 additional votes were cast for other people who were not included in the list of candidates.

He is the fifth candidate for the presidency of the federation Parliament Which the Republicans propose after the beginning of the Legislative Council, after their first candidate, Kevin McCarthywas dismissed from his position after A Blame movement With the support of members of Congress from the most extreme wing of the party.

The Republican majority in the House of Representatives does not guarantee this Johnson It will ensure he gets the votes needed to be elected, as the Republican Party has demonstrated over the past three weeks its lack of consensus when it comes to choosing McCarthy’s successor.

Johnson, a constitutional lawyer, has rallied Republicans around Trump’s legal efforts Canceling the results of the 2020 elections.

The Conservatives have a very narrow majority in the House of Representatives 221 seats Compared to 212 votes for the Democrats, which forces them to obtain the support of almost all of their members in the Council to elect the new “Speaker of Parliament.”

Republican tom Emmer, The 62-year-old was nominated four hours ago in internal elections for the Republican parliamentary group, in which he defeated eight other candidates. However, criticism soon emerged from the party’s more extreme members who considered it not conservative enough.

The final blow was delivered by former President Donald Trump, who has great influence over Republicans, and who warned on social media that Emmer’s election would “Terrible mistake“.

“I have a lot of great friends who want to be Speaker of the House and some of them are great warriors. But fake Republican Tom Emmer, who I don’t know well, is not one of them.”

another filter, Jim JordanHe withdrew from the race on Friday after losing three votes in the chamber, in which a number of lawmakers turned their backs on him.

Without a leader Parliament The President’s request cannot be approved Joe Biden To open more than 100 billion dollars In emergency funds, especially for military aid to IIsrael and Ukraine.

“This is probably one of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever seen.“, he announced on Sunday Letters of News Chairman of the Republican Party Foreign Relations Committee. Michael McCall.

“Because if we don’t have a Speaker of the House, we won’t be able to govern. And with each passing day, we are basically closed as a government.”

Everything seems to indicate that Johnson will be affected by the same internal divisions that have made the party unable to unite around a leader.

(With information from EFE and Europe Press)