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Weekend: Republican Kevin McCarthy elected US House Speaker

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07/01/2023 GMT

Republican Kevin McCarthy elected US House Speaker

BBC World Service - Weekend, Republican Kevin McCarthy elected US House Speaker

Mr McCarthy finally won the job after 15 rounds of voting

Also on the programme,  tension is rising between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh. And is money the solution to Japan’s shrinking population problem?

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss this and more are Arzu Geybulla, an Azerbaijani journalist based in Istanbul, with a special focus on human rights and press freedom, and John Kampfner, British author, broadcaster and commentator.
(Photo: U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy celebrates being elected the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Credit: Reuters).

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