Perspective : U.S. Speaker Election Deadlock | 06 January, 2023

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In this episode of the Perspective Prog. Based on ‘U.S. Speaker Election Deadlock’. Three days. Eleven votes. Yet, the Speaker’s chair of the US House of Representatives sits empty. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is locked in a fight for his political future, attempting to win the votes that he needs to become Speaker of the US House of Representatives. A group of 20 members of his own party have torpedoed McCarthy’s Speakership bid. Despite endless talks and signs of concessions, the impasse continues – bringing to a standstill all functions of the chamber. For how long will this deadlock continue? What will be the implications for the Grand Old Party? How does it impact the functioning of the US government?. Pressure mounting, will Kevin McCarthy withdraw? If not McCarthy, who is going to be the Speaker of the US House of Representatives?.

Anchor:- Teena Jha

Producer:- Sagheer Ahmad

Guest Coordinator:- Anshuman, Vishwa Pratap Singh

1. Meera Shankar, Former India’s Ambassador to the United States of America

2. Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Foreign Affairs Editor, Hindustan Times

3. K.P. Vijayalakshmi, Professor of US Studies, Centre for Canadian, US & Latin American Studies, School of International Studies, JNU

4. Lalit Kumar Jha, Chief US Correspondent, PTI

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