WASHINGTON, Dhu-AlHijjah 16, 1436, Sep 30, 2015, SPA --Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will hold leadership elections on Oct. 8, House Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday, moving speedily to get a new team in place to deal with a series of fiscal challenges ahead, Reuters reported. With Boehner planning to leave Congress at the end of next month, many Republicans have indicated they would like a quick end to the uncertainty about who will lead them. But neither the right wing nor moderates in the divided caucus appeared satisfied with leadership candidates that have emerged so far. Boehner himself met privately Tuesday with South Carolina Republican Trey Gowdy in an unsuccessful attempt to convince him to run for House majority leader, even though there are already two declared candidates for that job, Republican sources said. -- SPA 23:53 LOCAL TIME 20:53 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w