Jim Jordan, the Republican candidate for Speaker of the US House of Representatives, failed to secure the 217 votes needed to be elected Speaker of the House of Representatives in his second attempt.
Jordan was unsuccessful because he was not supported by 22 party colleagues and all 212 members of the House of Representatives from the ranks of Democrats.
He said that he will not withdraw his nomination for the chairman of the House of Representatives - after two unsuccessful votes.
In the second declaration, he won fewer votes (199) than in the previous vote on Tuesday when he was supported by 200 party colleagues.
Republicans, who hold a 221-212 majority in the House of Representatives, have yet to overcome the divisions that have prevented them from electing a speaker following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy in early October.
The House of Representatives has been without a Speaker for the last 16 days.
One of the alternatives, for a temporary solution to the crisis, that some Republicans are talking about is to give the acting speaker of the lower house of Congress, Patrick McHenry, the opportunity to lead that body until the end of the year.
Such a scenario seems likely to be supported by members of the House of Representatives from the ranks of Democrats, writes Reuters.
In addition to McHenry, a potential alternative solution could be a new candidate in the form of Republican Tom Emmer - who was considered the third option for the leadership of the lower house of Congress.
In the current blockade - the House of Representatives is unable to express its opinion on legislative proposals without a chairman - which contributes to the urgency of the election in the circumstances of the conflict between Israel and Islamist militants Hamas, as well as the adoption of the Law on Government Financing ahead of the expiration of temporary measures on November 17.
Citizens have little faith in Congress' ability to overcome the partisan bickering and Republican infighting that led to McCarthy's ouster on October 3.
About 64% of respondents in a poll conducted by Reuters and Ipsos last week indicated that they do not believe that politicians in Washington can put aside their differences for the good of the nation.
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