Reference News Network reported on November 8 Foreign media said that after U.S. midterm elections , the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives will remain a state of being controlled by both the government and the opposition in the next two years. However, whether the results of the midterm elections will make Trump , which has always implemented "America first"ism, change its policy, still need to be closely watched.
The two parties will be divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives
According to the website of the Japan Broadcasting Association on November 7, the US Congress re-elected 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate and 435 of the House of Representatives this year. The Democrats have determined to win more than half of the House of Representatives and regain their majority. In the Senate election, the Republican Party already has 51 seats, the Democratic Party won 43 seats, and the majority of the Senate is still controlled by the Republican Party.
reported that since the election officially kicked off in September this year, Trump has held intensive lobbying speeches in more than 30 locations across the United States. After learning about the election results, he immediately posted a "tweet" saying that he had "a great victory." House Democratic Party leader Pelosi said: "I look forward to a bright future. There are many differences between us now. We hope to work with the Republican Party to build a congress that is recognized by the people."
In addition, according to the US website of the Washington Post on November 7, American Democrats obtained control of the House of Representatives on the evening of the 6th and seized some governorship positions, while Republicans' majority seats in the Senate will increase, and the first referendum during President Trump's presidency showed differentiation results.
The midterm election ended with a dramatic ending, highlighting the severe polarization in the United States, but did not form an overwhelming victory against Trump as Democrats hoped. The Republican Party continues to control the southern, rural and remote areas.
According to Effie News on November 7, the midterm election marks many milestones in American history, including the first time that female Muslims and Indigenous women enter Congress, the first publicly homosexual candidate wins the governor's election, etc., and some government positions will also be held by Latino or African women for the first time starting from the 7th.
It is reported that Ilhan Omar, born in Somalia in 1981, will become the first female Muslim member of the U.S. Congress. Deb Harlan of New Mexico and Sharis Davidz of Kansas will become the earliest Indigenous women in the House, both Democrats. Gay Jared Polis defeated Republican rivals and was elected governor of Colorado.
Republicans face more constraints in power
According to the Spanish newspaper Le Nation website on November 7, the Democratic Party finally regained control of the House of Representatives eight years later, thereby weakening Trump's power, but failed to give the Republican Party a fatal blow because the Republican Party still retained control of the Senate.
The report believes that a phase full of uncertainty is about to begin, and Trump's dream of building a wall on the US-Mexico border and abolishing the Obama's health care reform bill is completely shattered. Voters have expressed their emotions through participating in the voting, and the turnout rate of this midterm election is therefore higher than in previous years.
The report pointed out that the Democratic Party’s control over the House of Representatives means that the structural sector of Washington is about to change. This election result will cause a series of trouble for the Republican Party. The Democrats will set obstacles to the bill proposed by the Republican Party, because only the House and Senate gave the green light bill at the same time can be passed.
The report also pointed out that, however, the Democratic Party’s “blue wave” failed to shake the foundation of the Senate, because only 35 of the 100 seats were re-elected. In fact, the Republican Party not only retained its majority position in the Senate, but also further consolidated its foundation. The situation in this midterm election is that rural voters support the Republican Party, while urban and surrounding voters tend toward the Democratic Party.
According to the German Spiegel website on November 7, from now on, Democrats have a significant leverage: they have won a new majority in the House of Representatives, and they can better control and obstruct Trump. Washington now has real political checks and balances.
reported that Trump was far from defeated.The Republicans won Senate seats in the important Indiana and Tennessee , showing that Trump still has strong support in several states in the Midwest and South.
In addition, according to the Spanish "National" website on November 7, the Democrats completed their self-salvation. On a thrilling night of vote counting, Democrats achieved their main goal: to get the power to balance Trump in Congress and break the Republican control of the Senate and House. But the joy of the midterm election results cannot hide the fact that Democrats have failed to make a deep breakthrough in Trump's territory. Therefore, they have not been able to win enough chips to defeat Trump in the 2020 election.
reported that benefiting from a large amount of funding received in the final weeks of the campaign and strong support from the “I’m the Is” movement, the Democrats won enough seats to regain control of the House. But it must be admitted that it seems very difficult to shake the Republicans' control over the Senate.
The direction of US policy remains to be seen
According to the website of the Japanese Broadcasting Association on November 7, after the US midterm elections, the US Senate and House of Representatives will remain a state of being controlled by the government and opposition parties in the next two years. For Trump, he will face greater resistance in building the US-Mexico border wall, repatriation of illegal immigration and medical insurance reform.
reported that, however, it is still necessary to pay close attention to whether the results of the midterm election will make Trump, who has always implemented "America first"ism, change his policies.
Also, according to Reuters on November 7, Democrats will use their latest U.S. House majority to reverse their view that Republicans have taken non-interference in Trump's foreign policy and promote a tougher approach to dealing with Russia, Saudi Arabia and North Korea.
Democratic Rep. Elliott Engel, who is likely to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said they may also push Congress to authorize the use of force in places such as Iraq and Syria .
Original title: Foreign media commentary: The Republican and Democratic Party in the US midterm elections "each wins one game"
Source: Reference News Network
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