The sudden resignation of D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown has elevated Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh, formerly the body’s chair pro tempore, to the council’s top post.

Cheh is expected to call a meeting for the full council to elect a new leader sometime in the next week, but she’ll wield the gavel for at least a few days while legislators regroup.

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