The new leader of the Democrats in the US House of Representatives has been determined.
Democratic lawmakers in the US House of Representatives elected New York state representative Hakeem Jeffries as the leader of this party’s members in the House of Representatives.
52-year-old Hakim Jeffries is the first black American to hold this position. He will replace Nancy Pelosi in this position.
Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, said at the end of November this year that she plans to step down as the leader of the Democratic Party in this House.
Pelosi said: “I will not seek re-election under the leadership of the Democrats in Congress.” It is time for a new generation to take over the leadership of the Democratic Party, for which I have the utmost respect. I am very happy because many people are ready to take on this heavy responsibility.
Pelosi, meanwhile, said she would not retire and would continue to serve in the House of Representatives.
It should be noted that 82-year-old Nancy Pelosi is the head of the House of Representatives in the current Congress; But in the congressional mid-term elections held on November 8, the Democrats lost the majority in the House of Representatives and the majority was transferred to the Republican Party, and for this reason, the next speaker of the House will be a Republican.
The position of Speaker of the US House of Representatives is the third most important position according to the hierarchy in the United States of America.
Accordingly, the American media announced the Republican Party of this country as the owner of the majority of seats in the American House of Representatives.
According to these media, the Republicans will have the majority of the House of Representatives with a number of between 218 and 223 seats.
