The hitherto Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, announced Thursday her resignation from the leadership of the Democratic Party in the lower house, just hours after the victory of the Republicans was certified.
In statements from the floor of the lower chamber, Pelosi confirmed that she will continue as a congresswoman «speaking for the people of San Francisco,» but will not run for re-election to the Democratic leadership, according to CNN.
Pelosi, 82 years old and leader of the party in the House of Representatives since 2003, nostalgically acknowledged that the first time she visited the U.S. capital she never thought she could go from being «housewife to Speaker of the House».
Pelosi’s resignation comes after the Republican Party wrested control of the House of Representatives from the Democrats after the results of the mid-term elections, held ten days ago, were certified.
The Democratic leader and for the moment Speaker of the House already informed several days ago that she would make a decision on her future after the elections and also taking into account the tragic event in which her husband, Paul, was the protagonist at the end of October.
Paul Pelosi was surprised on October 28 at his private home in San Francisco by an assailant who, hammer in hand, shouted asking where Pelosi was, at that time in Washington. After ascertaining that the politician was not at home, he struck Paul Pelosi several times in the head.
This episode was soon denounced by a large part of the U.S. political class, although there were also those who tried to orchestrate a plot, including former President Donald Trump, insinuating that Paul’s assailant might actually be a lover.
