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Republicans have picked Congressman Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
He is the fourth nominee put forward after three others failed to win enough support from colleagues.
Mr Johnson was selected after three rounds of voting on Tuesday evening.
The House has been without a Speaker and has been unable to pass bills since Kevin McCarthy of California was ousted on 3 October.
The selection of Louisiana's Mr Johnson, 51, was announced by House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik.
Republicans only hold a narrow majority over Democrats in the lower chamber of Congress, so their nominee can only afford to lose a handful of votes from their own side to win.
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