Nancy Pelosi Elected As Speaker Of The United States DPR

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (Photo: Twitter @SpeakerPelosi)

JAKARTA - Nancy Pelosi was re-elected as chairman of the United States' House of Representatives (DPR) on Sunday, January 3, when members of the new term of the US Congress served amid political uncertainty.

US politics is currently shrouded in uncertainty over which party will control the Senate and the efforts of Republicans to overshadow the results of the 2020 presidential election.

As reported by Antara, Monday, January 4, Pelosi was re-elected by a narrow ballot, namely by obtaining 216 supporters and 209 rejecting - after Democrats lost 11 seats in the November election last year to get a majority of 222-212 seats.

Five Democrats voted not to support him - two voted for Democratic lawmakers who did not run, while the other three voted "in attendance."

"As we are sworn in today, we accept the difficult and demanding responsibilities faced by previous generations of leadership. We are starting this new Congress at extremely difficult times," Pelosi said in his speech, at a time when more than 350,000 Americans have died. due to COVID-19.

"Now is the time for our nation to recover. Our top priority is to continue defeating the coronavirus. And defeating it, we will do it," he added.

Pelosi pledged that further aid would follow the latest package of $ 892 billion, which Congress passed in December.

Republicans remain in the lead in the competition for control in the Senate ahead of multiple elections in Georgia on Tuesday, January 5.

The position gave Republican members a platform to once again voice President Donald Trump's baseless claim that his defeat to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden was the result of fraud.

So far, several state and federal reviews have found no evidence of the type of fraud Trump is widely accused of.

However, senators and Republican lawmakers are planning to challenge the election results when Congress passes them on Wednesday.

In the Senate, Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday inaugurated 32 senators, presiding over oath of office in pairs over COVID-19 restrictions.

A Republican victory over one or both Georgia Senate seats in Tuesday's election will strengthen the Republican majority, led by McConnell.

Meanwhile, if a double win in Georgia, Democrats will produce a Senate power position of 50-50 and Democratic Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will hold a vote in the Senate after she is sworn in on January 20.