US midterm elections: Democrats now turn their attention to the Georgia runoff

Five days after US midterm electionsthe Democratic Party secures its 50th seat in Senate and maintains control of the body, achieving a decisive victory for the remainder of the government’s term Biden. The Democratic senator Catherine Cortes Masto narrowly beat Republican challenger Adam Laxalt (who was endorsed by former US President Donald Trump) in the key state Nevada.

The Democratic Party is now turning its attention to Georgiawhere a repeat election round, is likely to strengthen their presence in Congress. Democratic leaders presented the better-than-expected results as a vindication of their campaign agenda, but also as a condemnation of the denial of elections and far-right candidates, despite the fact that the Republicans are close to securing control of the House of Representatives, with a small number of important contests heading toward final closure and inclusion in the final results.

However, the Republicans remain close to securing control of the House of Representatives as election officials continue to count votes, with the outcome still open in a number of contests, including several in California, which traditionally leans toward the Democratic Party. Until yesterday, the Republicans had won 211 seats and Democrats 206 of the 218 seats required for a majority in the House of Representatives.

The counting of votes for the final configuration of the result, between the two parties in the House of Representatives with the 435 seats will require several days.
Republicans are expected to win their 212th seat with the result in Oregon’s 5th congressional district, which includes suburbs of Portland and Salem, as estimated last night by the Associated Press (AP).

Republican Lori Chavez-Deremer, a former mayor of Happy Valley, a Portland suburb, defeated progressive Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner, according to the AP.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 82, told ABC News and CNN that she won’t make any announcements about whether she plans to stay on as the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives until a decision is made about which party will ultimately be in control. of the aforementioned legislative body, reports the Athens News Agency.

There was skepticism about Pelosi’s resignation as Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives, especially after her husband was attacked by a man who broke into their home in San Francisco last month. House Republicans, if they win, have pledged to try to repeal legislation passed under Biden’s leadership role to combat climate change, while looking to make permanent a series of tax cuts passed in 2017 that are expiring soon. They have also announced the activation of investigations into the activities of the Biden administration, as well as investigations into the business activities of the son of the American president in Ukraine and China.