Johnson re-elected as Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
According to Reuters, the 2024 US presidential election, in addition to the victory of Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, was accompanied by a decisive victory for the Republicans in the Senate and the House of Representatives. This means that Congress and the White House are now in the hands of this party.
Accordingly, at the same time as the new House of Representatives began its work, a vote was held to elect the Speaker of the House, during which Mike Johnson, the Republican candidate who also had the support of Donald Trump, finally succeeded in assuming this position.
In this process, Johnson succeeded in lobbying his opponents to finally win their votes and take over the helm of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was ultimately able to win this position again by winning 218 votes.
According to the US Constitution, the Speaker of the House of Representatives is in the third place of political importance after the president and vice president, and in the event of a problem for these two individuals, he will take over the executive helm of the country.